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WorksheetsThe Three Amigo Texts
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
In "The Electric Boogaloo", why does the author feel humiliated?
His silver pants burst during a break dance.
He and his friends participated ina break-dancing performance.
His shirt got stuck to the floor during a break-dancing performance.
He was escorted from the mall during a break-dancing performance.
In "You Are the Electric Boogaloo," what advice does the author give his teen self?
Keep dancing - it makes you a creative and interesting person, and it is part of who you are.
Learn from your mistakes and then make needed changes going forward.
Dance for another year and then switch to a more respectable career path.
Make good friends, for in the future they may help you get discovered.
In "Just Be Yourself!" which activity does the author's teen self truly enjoy (based on where she hangs)?
Dancing
Reading
Singing
All 18 activities in the clubs she joined
In "Just Be Yourself!" what does the author encourage her teen self to do?
Get to know herself over time.
Find one hobby and stick with it.
Join more social groups at school.
Trust others to make good choices.
The following question has two parts. Select the answer for part one and then part two.
Part One: As an adult, how does the author of "You Are the Electric Boogaloo" view his failures as a break-dancing teen?
Part Two: Which quotation from the selection best supports the answer to Part One.
PART ONE: He views them as tragic.
PART ONE: He views them as forgettable.
PART ONE: He views them as humorous.
PART TWO: Humiliation and hilarity are closely linked, my little friend.
PART TWO: Because now, so many years later, you can barely remember your victories (although there were some).
What tone does the poem "Hanging Fire" best express?
Horror
Regret
Senselessness
Anxiety
A concern that the speaker in “Hanging Fire” repeats in each stanza:
Dying soon
Needing help
Feeling happy
Wanting space
Why does the narrator begin to doubt his memories in “Translating Grandfather’s House”?
Because they are too good to be true
Because he is too embarrassed of his past
Because he doesn’t remember them clearly
Because his teacher doesn’t think they are real
What lines most strongly indicates the author's feelings about the teacher & how poorly the situation had gone?
"According to my sketch, / Rows of lemon & mango / Trees frame the courtyard / Of Grandfather's stone / And clapboard home."
"Memories once certain as rivets / Become confused as awakenings / In strange places and I question / The house..."
"Beaming, the teacher scrawls / An A+ in the corner and tapes / It to the green blackboard. To the green blackboard."
"The house, the horse, the wrens / Perched on the slate roof--/ The roof Oscar Jartin / Tumbled from one hot Tuesday..."
Which statement best describes Nhamo's attitude throughout the story?
He feels the old beliefs and traditions are important.
He feels the old beliefs and traditions are beautiful.
He feels the old beliefs and traditions are worthless.
He feels the old beliefs and traditions are challenging.
What does Musoni think his son is doing by leaving in "The Setting Sun and the Rolling World"?
Abandoning his religion
Abandoning their family
Abandoning both family & religion
Abandoning the land
Why does Nhamo want to leave the land in "The Setting Sun and the Rolling World"?
He wants to be famous and support his family with the money from his fame.
He wants to make a better life for himself, realizing the land is basically dried up and worthless.
He wants to become a doctor.
He wants to bring his family with him.
