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WorksheetsThe Circuit Day 3 SBQs
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 13mins
Reread paragraphs 8-10. Select how this section develops a theme about migrant workers and their families?
A.Packing everything but the pot shows that the family does not have a lot of belongings.
B.The fact that Papa left the car running suggests that they were always on the move for the next job.
C.The car’s description of being a jalopy reveals that the migrant families only have items that others view as trash.
D.Roberto and Panchito not speaking while carrying boxes shows the strain migrant families have because they live in cramp quarters.
Which sentence from the text best supports the difficult life of a migrant worker?
A.“Everything we owned was neatly packed in cardboard boxes.”
B.“Suddenly I felt even more the weight of hours, days, weeks, and months of work.”
C.“Those were the words I waited for twelve hours a day, every day, seven days a week, week after week.”
D.“The peak of the strawberry season was over and the last few days the workers, most of them braceros, were not picking as many boxes as they had during the months of June and July.”
Based on the description in paragraph 8, how does Papa’s feeling for his car support a theme of the story?
A.The car represents how poor they are.
B.The car represents the hope for a better life.
C. The car represents their failures in having stability.
D.The car represents freedom to move when they want.
What evidence from the story supports the theme, "The car Papa bought represents the hope for a better life."?
A.Papa’s inspection of the car shows that the family will not settle for anything that is not perfect.
B.Papa feels that since the car is second-hand it will always be a problem like their state of poverty.
C. Papa knows the car is their means of traveling from crop to crop, it shows they are always on the move.
D.Papa feels that since the previous owner was a man who wore a tie to work, he did not have to endure the challenging work of the field to support his family.
How does Panchito’s reaction to the move to Fresno support what later happens once he is there?
A.He knows that he will live in another shack, and it winds up being worse than what they live in now.
B.He is stressed that the work will be extremely hard there, and we later see that when he passes out.
C.He is excited about the move because he wants to attend school, and we later see him excited with Mr. Lema.
D.He is happy because the work has been twelve-hour days seven days a week and he wants a break from the difficult work by going to school.
How does Panchito's father feel about his car?
angry
embarrassed
proud
sympathetic
What is so important about the pot?
The pot represents the surplus store
The pot was purchased when Panchito was a baby
The pot holds the dinner the family is going to eat
The pot represents unity and consistency
What event was changing for Panchito at the beginning of the story?
A. Panchito wasn't going to learn to drive Papa's carcanchita
B. Panchito was going to begin 6th grade
C. Panchito was learning to read from Mr. Lema
D. Panchito and his family will be moving to follow the next crop
How does Panchito feel about the move?
A. Upset because he knows the labor will be hard
B. Happy he was running around with his younger sibings.
C. Scared because he doesn't like to meet new people
D. Sad because he will miss the shack that they were living in
As they drove away from the home, why did Panchito express he felt a "lump in his throat."?
A. He was beginning to feel sick because of heat exhaustion
B. He was hungry and migrant workers don't eat a lot
C. It's hard to move all the time, nothing last
D. His younger siblings throw a rock at his throat and it left a lump
