WorksheetsMy Name is Gabriela
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of these would Gabriela probably enjoy reading MOST?
a dictionary
a book about sports
a poem about a bird
a magazine about science
Why did Gabriela like to play school with the other children in her village?
She enjoyed teaching.
She wanted to learn new songs.
She was trying to learn the alphabet.
She thought she was smarter than her friends.
Which sentence BEST describes Gabriela when she was a little girl?
She was curious.
She loved sports.
She was often sad.
She liked to watch TV.
Why did Gabriela make Pedro learn the alphabet?
She wanted to be mean to him.
She hoped he would become a teacher.
She wanted to help him tell his stories.
She hoped he would become her friend.
Which sentence from the story shows that Gabriela was a good teacher?
"I saw how all over the world, people wanted their children to learn."
"I taught myself to read so that I could read other people's words and stories."
"I taught the children of Chile, and many of my students became teachers themselves.
"I pretended to be the teacher, and my friends, Sofia, Ana, and Pedro, were my my pupils."
Which word BEST describes the kind of person Gabriela is?
lazy
mean
nice
silly
Read these words from the story.
The baby chicks are saying, Peep, peep, peep.
What does the author want you to imagine when you read those words?
how something looks
how something tastes
how something smells
how something sounds
Read this sentence from the story.
I never saw zebras with polka dots or rainbow-colored flowers, but I met wonderful children and their teachers.
Why does the author use the words zebras with polka dots and rainbow-colored flowers?
to show how big her imagination is
to show that she has trouble seeing
to show that she does not like to travel
to show that she wants to study wildlife
What can the reader tell about Gabriela?
She thinks it is important for children to learn.
She thinks math is more important than reading.
She thinks it is better to be a princess than a writer.
She thinks children should not work so hard at school.
How does Gabriela feel AFTER she wins the Nobel Prize?
afraid
proud
shy
upset
