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Cesar Chavez Comprehension

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the genre of Cesar Chavez?

a)

fiction

b)

biography

c)

fairy tale

d)

make-believe

2.

How did young Cesar Chavez help out on the family farm?

a)

he picked strawberries

b)

he painted the barn

c)

he cared for the farm animals

d)

he did not help, he was a freeloader

3.

What important lesson did Cesar's mother teach him?

a)

sign language

b)

solve problems peacefully

c)

singing for crowds

d)

when two vowels go walking...

4.

How did Cesar's life change when he was 10?

a)

Cesar's family lost their farm

b)

He started a farm labor union

c)

Cesar ran away from home

d)

He won a medal from the President

5.

What hardship did Cesar and his family find in California?

a)

It was little money for hard work

b)

There was no work for his family

c)

There was a drought there

d)

His dog ran away to the circus

6.

What was Cesar's plan to help the migrant workers?

a)

He told them to quit and get better jobs

b)

He told them they could all work on his family's farm

c)

He told them to strike to get what was fair

d)

He paid for everyone to go on a vacation to Hawaii

7.

How do Cesar's actions make him a hero?

a)

He has super powers

b)

There is no such thing as heroes

c)

He became a policeman

d)

He tried to help make people's lives better

8.

What is a biography?

a)

a made-up story about a fictional character's life

b)

a true story about a fictional character

c)

a real story about a farm worker

d)

a true story about a real person, told by someone else

9.

What was the author's purpose for writing this selection?

a)

to persuade

b)

to inform

c)

to entertain

10.

What special award did Cesar Chavez receive from the U.S. Government?

a)

Congressional Medal of Honor

b)

Purple Heart

c)

WWE Tag Team Championship

d)

U.S. Medal of Freedom