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WorksheetsCall Me Maria
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 37mins
Why did Maria get to choose her family meals?
Maria was going to cooking school.
Maria's mother was very sick.
Maria worked in a grocery store.
Maria's mother did not live with her.
Maria's mother wanted Maria to speak textbook English. This was important so that ___________________________.
Maria could become a teacher.
Maria would not feel embarrassed in front of other kids.
Maria's father would not worry about her schoolwork.
Maria could go to college.
Maria's father _____ that reminded Puerto Ricans of the island. wrote poems sang songs cooked meals painted pictures
wrote poems
sang songs
cooked meals
painted pictures
Uma wanted to take the citizenship test. Maria helped her ____________________.
pay for the exam.
study American history.
find the bus to get to the test.
write an essay about India.
Lots of girls liked Maria's neighbor Ricky. What did Maria like about Ricky? his ability to play the guitar the style of his shoes the way he said her name how he helped her father
his ability to play the guitar
the style of his shoes
the way he said her name
how he helped her father
Uma liked Ricky, but Ricky broke Uma's heart. Maria tried to help Uma feel better by _____________________________________.
reading a letter from Uma's father.
making a special meal for Uma.
taking Uma out to see a movie.
teaching Uma to dance salsa.
In math class, Maria felt too timid to ________________.
talk about her plan to go to college.
do a problem on the chalkboard.
find a partner to work on a project.
answer a question about circles.
Maria made a special outfit for Who You Are Day. Her outfit had clothes that she drew on with markers. came from her favorite store. came from people she loved. she sewed by herself.
clothes that she drew on with markers.
came from her favorite store.
came from people she loved.
she sewed by herself.
Mr. Golden was Maria's English teacher. Mr. Golden _____ to inspire her. introduced her to a writer put her in a special class told her about good colleges gave her a book of poems
introduced her to a writer
put her in a special class
told her about good colleges
gave her a book of poems
Maria's mother came to visit. Maria was mad that the neighbors made fun of her mother. her mother said her home was ugly. her father had gone to California. her mother did not bring her presents.
the neighbors made fun of her mother.
her mother said her home was ugly.
her father had gone to California.
her mother did not bring her presents.
Maria had to decide _____ when she was 14. who her best friend was what pet to get which parent to live with what subjects to study
who her best friend was
what pet to get
which parent to live with
what subjects to study
What did Maria's father do?
He drove a bus.
He cleaned the school.
He was a cashier.
He fixed the apartments.
Maria already knew a lot of English words when she moved to New York. How did she know so much?
Her father would not speak Spanish to her.
She watched many movies in English.
She went to an English boarding school.
Her mother was an English teacher.
Dona Segura would not sell Maria her needlework. How did Maria get the embroidered pillowcase?
Maria's mother sent it to her from Puerto Rico.
Dona Segura taught Maria to do needlework.
Maria found it after a neighbor threw it out.
Dona Segura gave it to her for her birthday.
Maria's friend Uma was in love with Ricky. Maria told Ricky that
Uma had to go back to India soon.
Uma wanted him to ask her to marry him.
he needed to tell Uma he did not love her.
she was happy he was Uma's boyfriend.
Why did the drugstore manager stop Maria at the door?
He thought she stole something.
She left her change at the counter.
She dropped her sunglasses on the floor.
He wanted to ask how her father was.
Maria's classmates looked at Maria's hair under a microscope. What happened after science class?
She complained to the principal about her teacher.
Her father bought her a microscope.
She decided to wear her hair in a ponytail.
Her classmates teased her about her hair.
Maria's grandmother came to visit from Puerto Rico. Maria painted her grandmother's room white because _____________________.
she used the neighbors' leftover paint.
the electricity in the apartment did not work well.
her grandmother did not like the dark.
there were water stains on the walls.
Maria's grandmother _____ for Maria before she went back to Puerto Rico.
started a college fund
left her diary
baked a cake
bought a plane ticket
Maria's mother visited Maria in New York. What important news did she have?
She was having another baby.
She was divorcing Maria's father.
She published a book of poems.
She was moving to New York.
