WorksheetsMy Favorite Chaperone
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 44mins
Which statement best describes the main conflict in the story?
She wants to go to the school dance, but she isn’t sure she should attend because she can’t dance.
Maya has to do her mother’s job when her mother is injured.
She wants to go to the school dance, but she thinks her parents are unlikely to give her permission.
Maya wants to be best friends with Marcia Egness.
Maya and her family came to the United States from...
The word SPONSORED comes from a Latin root word -spondre, which means, promise solemnly- that means
(If you SPONSOR someone, you support his or her admission into a group. Ex. AUNT MEDINA SPONSORED MAYA'S FAMILY)
guarantee
assure
pledge
return
The word stunned comes from the Latin word tonare, which means "to thunder." Which words are synonyms for STUNNED as it is used in the story?
Hint-To stun someone is to make him or her feel shocked or dazed. ex. And then I was stunned because she nodded an pointed to me!
amazed, impressed
confused, perplexed
astonished, bewildered
overwhelmed, devastated
Which sentence suggest that Maya is trying to escape from the reality of her dad's anger.
His silence filled every corner of the cab like a dark cloud, slowly suffocating me with its poisonous rage.
Papa's neck was deep red, and the skin on the back of my hands tingled with fear.
We screeched to a stop in front of our building.
I lay my head back against the seat and closed my eyes, squeezing them shut, and took myself far away until I was safe on the bars at the beautiful gymnastics meet in the sky.
What is Maya's motivation for misinterpreting Nurzhan's principal's words?
She dislikes the principal.
She is afraid of what her father will do to her brother.
she wants to leave the office quickly.
She thinks the principal is making too big a deal about the fight.
What do Maya’s thoughts, feelings, and actions in response to her mother’s injury reveal about her traits and motivations?
She is caring, obedient, and wants to help her family.
She cares about her brother and wants him to help her out.
She can’t cook and cleans slowly but wants to improve.
She is self-centered and wants to win in gymnastics.
Which word helps the reader understand the meaning of the word WHIMPERING?
Daniel dropped me and I ran to the cab, whimpering and trembling inside like a dog caught stealing a chicken.
silence
caught
trembling
dropped
Why does Maya's brother most likely help her get permission to go to the Spring Fling?
He thinks Maya needs to have fun.
He wants to go have fun himself.
He wants to help her since she helped him get out of trouble.
He feels sorry for her because she has to do so much extra work.
What happens when Maya has to translate for her father after Nurzhan got in a fight?
She translates so Nurzhan gets in more trouble.
She can't translate since she doesn't speak Russian.
She translates exactly what the principal says.
She translates so Nurzhan doesn't get in too much trouble.
Which words help the reader know what kak horosho means?
And I thought of Daniel, who I think is quite a special boy with a good heart. Kak horosho. How wonderful. Thinking of him made me smile inside.
And I thought
How wonderful
a good heart
smile inside
The conflict in the story is resolved when
Nurzhan offers to be Maya’s chaperone at the dance
Maya’s father agrees to be her chaperone at the dance
Maya agrees to quit gymnastics if she can go to the dance
Nurzhan promises to stop fighting Ossie at school
Which phrase from the selection conveys Maya's father's anger when he sees her with Daniel?
I ran to the cab
splintered into a million pieces
glistening dark leather jacket
roared in front of me
Which sentence expresses the turning point of Maya and Nurzhan's relationship after the dance?
They had so much fun at the dance.
They realize they really love each other.
They are mad at each other.
They do not like their parents.
Which is a possible theme in "My Favorite Chaperone"?
Lying is okay in certain situations.
Never judge a book by its cover.
Family is very important.
We all have the capacity for good and evil.
Which is a possible theme of "My Favorite Chaperone"?
Children of immigrants understand American culture better than their parents do.
Strict parenting results in children who get in trouble
People from other countries find they dislike America once they live there for a while.
Laziness can have negative consequences
What is an INTERNAL conflict?
A problem that takes place between a character and an outside force (example: two or more people in a fight, )
A series of events.
A problem that takes place inside a characters mind (example: you deciding whether to cheat on a test or not)
It introduces the characters, setting, and conflict.
Which is an example of an INTERNAL conflict in the story?
Both of Maya parents lose their jobs because their government was running out of money.
Nurzhan getting in a fight with Ossie Nishizono.
Papa and Mama yelling at Maya for playing around with the American Boy, Daniel.
Maya deciding if she will protect her brother from her father's temper, or to mistranslate the principal's words.
Why does Maya have to attend her brother’s meeting with the principal?
her parents are too busy at work
to translate the conversation
her mother asked her to
she and her brother are orphans
Who is Maya's favorite chaperone?
her papa
her brother, Nurzhan
her mama
her bestfriend
