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WorksheetsOne Last Time by Gary Soto
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is imagery?
The use of like or as to compare two different things
The use of descriptive words appealing to the senses
A direct comparison
None of the above
What is another way to refer to "making inferences"?
compare and contrast
sequential order
drawing conclusions
none of the above
Ms. Green has recess duty. Jacob finds a frog, picks it up, and runs over to show it to Ms. Green. Ms. Green screams, jumps, and runs as fast as she can into the school.
What can you infer from this passage?
Jacob spooked her
The frog was muddy
Ms. Green has a wart
Ms. Green is afraid of frogs
What are the clues that helped you make the inference in this passage?
Nothing helped me. I'm smart like that!
Jacob laughed uncontrollably.
Ms. Green smiled and held the frog.
Ms. Green screamed, jumped, and ran.
Drawing conclusions refers to information that is _____ or ______.
stated or instructed
given and required
implied or inferred.
none of the above
Inference is just a big word that means a ________.
beginning
sensory word
imagery
conclusion
When you ramble, how do you talk?
aimlessly at length
with big vocabulary words
with emphasis
none of the above
The teacher became irate and kicked the kid out of class! What does irate mean?
eager
proud
angry
revengeful
Don't get yourself in a predicament that's difficult to get out of. Predicament means _______.
fun
enjoyable
unpleasant situation
extravagant
If a person is feeble, they are very ______.
weak
generous
mean
heavy
A foreman is the leader of the ___________________.
pack
free world
dozen
work crew
When you grope, you ______ about something in an uncertain way.
reach
talk
walk
knod
Soto's first experience with working in the fields involved...
When Soto started his first job, he planned to use his wages to...
save for college
publish a book about his family
attend movies and concerts
buy things to help his family
What does Soto do with the money he earns from his first job in the fields?
He buys popcorn to share with his friends
He buys tools to use for chopping cotton
He buys clothes for the new school year
He buys food to provide meals for his family
Soto believed that chopping cotton was better than picking grapes because...
cotton was used to make the clothes he liked
the team who chopped cotton had greater skill
he was paid by the hour rather than by the amount he picked
people in town had a parade for those who chopped cotton
Soto decided to pick grapes one last time because...
the pay is better than cutting cotton
he want to prove he is tough
he has not found another job
his mother demands that he works
What do the sensory details in this sentence tell you about Soto's brother? "His eyes were meshed red and his long hippie hair was flecked with dust and gnats and bits of leaves."
how he looked at the end of a day's work
how he convinced Soto to chop cotton
how his appearance affected his work
how his plans for a summer job changed
According to the text, what did Soto compare the boredom of work to?
A game of pickle
Terror
A day hanging with friends
Slavery
