Esperanza Passage Comprehension Pages 1-3

Read the passage below and answer the question: “Our land is alive, Esperanza,” said Papa, taking her small hand as they walked through the gentle slopes of the vineyard. Leafy green vines draped the arbors and the grapes were ready to drop. Esperanza was six years old and loved to walk with her papa through the winding rows, gazing up at him and watching his eyes dance with love for the land. How old was Esperanza in the passage?

• Four

• Six

• Eight

• Ten

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CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Papa tells Esperanza, "You can only feel the earth’s heartbeat when you are still and quiet." What does Papa mean by this?

• The earth really has a heartbeat.

• You need to be calm to notice the small things in nature.

• The earth is loud and noisy.

• You can only hear the earth at night.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did Papa pick up and study while talking to Esperanza?

• A grape

• A wild tendril

• A handful of earth

• A caterpillar

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the passage below and fill in the blank: Esperanza and her papa walked through the gentle slopes of the _________.

• vineyard

• desert

• mountain

• forest

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Why did Esperanza giggle when she lay down next to her papa?

• Because she found the experience fun and was enjoying the moment with her papa.

• Because she was tickled by a feather under the blanket.

• Because she remembered a funny joke her friend told her.

• Because she was trying to hide from her mother.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who is being told to be patient?

• Esperanza

• Miguel

• Abuelita

• Mama

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the passage below and answer the question: She waited and lay silent, watching Papa’s eyes. And then she felt it. Softly at first. A gentle thumping. Then stronger. A resounding thud, thud, thud against her body. She could hear it, too. The beat rushing in her ears. Shoomp, shoomp, shoomp. What did Esperanza feel and hear?

• The sound of the wind

• The beat of the earth's heart

• Papa talking

• The sound of rain

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who were the three hearts mentioned in the passage?

• Esperanza, Papa, and the earth

• Mama, Abuelita, and Miguel

• Esperanza, Mama, and Abuelita

• Papa, Miguel, and Hortensia

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4