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Revision on "One Last Time"

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define "stoop".

a)

To bend one's back forward

b)

A compact mass

c)

Feeling extremely angry

d)

To hire someone to build something

2.

Soto's first experience with working in the fields involved...

a)

Oranges

b)

Cotton

c)

Grapes

d)

Raisins

3.

Soto's first experience with working in the fields involved...

a)

Oranges

b)

Cotton

c)

Grapes

d)

Raisins

4.

When Soto started his first job, he planned to use his money to...

a)

Save for college

b)

Publish a book about his family

c)

Buy a teapot for his mom

d)

Attend a movie

5.

What does Soto do with the money he earns from his first job in the fields?

a)

He buys popcorn to share with his friends

b)

He buys new clothes for the new school year

c)

He buys tools to use for chopping cotton

d)

He buys food to provide meals for his family

6.

Soto believed that chopping cotton was better than picking grapes because...

a)

Cotton was used to make the clothes he liked

b)

He was paid by the hour rather than by the amount he picked

c)

The team who chopped cotton had greater skill

d)

People in town had a parade for those who chopped cotton

7.

Soto decided to pick grapes one last time because...

a)

The pay is better than cutting cotton

b)

He want to prove he is tough

c)

His mother demands that he works

d)

He has not found another job

8.

Define "feeble".

a)

A person that is physically weak

b)

Feeling extremely angry

c)

A compact mass

d)

Putting yourself in a difficult situation

9.

Define "grope".

a)

To be physically weak

b)

To feel uncertain about what to say or do

c)

To bend one's back forward from the waist on down

d)

A compact mass

10.

Define "predicament".

a)

Artificial watering system

b)

To feel uncertain of what to say or do

c)

To continue talking with no purpose

d)

Putting yourself in a difficult situation

11.

Define "ramble".

a)

To continue talking with no purpose

b)

A person who exercises control over workers

c)

To feel uncertain about what to say or do

d)

To be weak physically

12.

Define "irate".

a)

Feeling extremely angry

b)

A difficult situation

c)

To take a walk to relax

d)

Artificial watering system

13.
What does Gary Soto dream of buying his mother?
a)
A better home.
b)
A new necklace.
c)
A copper teapot.
d)
A copper kettle.
14.
What does Gary Soto like more, picking grapes or chopping cotton?
a)
picking grapes
b)
chopping cotton
c)
they both a dreadful
15.
Is the highlighted word used correctly.  True if it is used correctly, False if it isn't used correctly.
Someone who rambles on about a subject gets right to that point.
a)
true
b)
false
16.
It is a foreman's job to tell workers what to do.
a)
true
b)
false
17.
Someone who gropes for an item finds it right away.
a)
true
b)
false
18.
If you drop something on the floor, you can stoop to pick it up.
a)
true
b)
false
19.
Contractors supply labor and material for a project.
a)
true
b)
false
20.
Most people feel irate on their birthdays.
a)
true
b)
false
21.
A feeble voice is difficult to hear.
a)
true
b)
false
22.
Having two appointments at the same time might be called a predicament.
a)
true
b)
false
23.
Gary Soto grew up in Fresno, California and is of Mexican descent.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Soto showed thoughtfulness toward others when he
a)
spit on a grape before eating it
b)
handed the first sandwich to his mother
c)
lists what he wants to buy with his wages
d)
arranges his wardrobe to make it look larger
25.
What did Soto buy with the money he earned in the fields?
a)
a transistor radio
b)
clothing for school
c)
food for his family
d)
a present for his mother
26.
From the author's perspective, one advantage of chopping cotton was that he
a)
worked with Tejanos
b)
rode to work in a bus
c)
earned money by the hour
d)
got to sing to himself in the field
27.
What do the sensory details in this excerpt tell you about Soto's brother?
"His eyes were meshed red and his long hippie hair was flecked with dust and gnats and bits of leaves."
a)
how his hair looked
b)
how gnats sound
c)
how leaves feel
d)
how dust tastes
28.
Soto's first experience working in the fields involved
a)
chopping cotton
b)
picking cotton
c)
picking grapes
d)
boxing raisins
29.
You can tell that Soto at first has a positive perspective about work when he says that he
a)
would end the family's misery with his wages
b)
cut more grapes than anyone else in the field
c)
eat grapes in the field as if they were popcorn
d)
have a hard time listening to his mother's stories
30.
What did Soto do that shows you that he began to realize the price of things?
a)
took a bus with his brother to the cotton field
b)
felt embarrassed by his socks and underwear
c)
daydreamed in the field and sang to himself
d)
stopped imagining a new copper teapot
31.
What sensory details does Soto use to describe his poverty as a young man?
a)
how his clothes looked
b)
what swimming felt like
c)
how popcorn tasted at the mall
d)
what his brother's car sounded like
32.
Soto decided that chopping cotton was "too good" because he
a)
found that the cotton fields were less dusty and dirty than the grape fields
b)
felt less sore after chopping cotton than he felt after picking grapes
c)
made more money in a day than he had ever made before
d)
found that he was able to daydream more when he chopped cotton than when he picked grapes
33.

When you ramble, how do you talk?

a)

aimlessly at length

b)

with big vocabulary words

c)

with emphasis

d)

none of the above

34.

The teacher became irate and kicked the kid out of class! What does irate mean?

a)

eager

b)

proud

c)

angry

d)

revengeful

35.

Don't get yourself in a predicament that's difficult to get out of. Predicament means _______.

a)

fun

b)

enjoyable

c)

unpleasant situation

d)

extravagant

36.

If a person is feeble, they are very ______.

a)

weak

b)

generous

c)

mean

d)

heavy

37.

A foreman is the leader of the ___________________.

a)

pack

b)

free world

c)

dozen

d)

work crew

38.

When you grope, you ______ about something in an uncertain way.

a)

reach

b)

talk

c)

walk

d)

knod

39.

Soto's first experience with working in the fields involved...

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

When Soto started his first job, he planned to use his wages to...

a)

save for college

b)

publish a book about his family

c)

attend movies and concerts

d)

buy things to help his family

41.

What does Soto do with the money he earns from his first job in the fields?

a)

He buys popcorn to share with his friends

b)

He buys tools to use for chopping cotton

c)

He buys clothes for the new school year

d)

He buys food to provide meals for his family

42.

Soto believed that chopping cotton was better than picking grapes because...

a)

cotton was used to make the clothes he liked

b)

the team who chopped cotton had greater skill

c)

he was paid by the hour rather than by the amount he picked

d)

people in town had a parade for those who chopped cotton

43.

Soto decided to pick grapes one last time because...

a)

the pay is better than cutting cotton

b)

he want to prove he is tough

c)

he has not found another job

d)

his mother demands that he works

44.

What do the sensory details in this sentence tell you about Soto's brother? "His eyes were meshed red and his long hippie hair was flecked with dust and gnats and bits of leaves."

a)

how he looked at the end of a day's work

b)

how he convinced Soto to chop cotton

c)

how his appearance affected his work

d)

how his plans for a summer job changed

45.

According to the text, what did Soto compare the boredom of work to?

a)

A game of pickle

b)

Terror

c)

A day hanging with friends

d)

Slavery

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