WorksheetsBroken Chain/ Soto
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins
What is the setting of the story " Broken Chain"?
New York, in the school
California, in the neighborhood
Bike shop
Mexico at the playground
Who is the main character in "Broken Chain"?
Orsua
Frankie
Alfonso
Ernie
Whose point of view is the story Broken Chain told in?
Ernie
Alfonso
Sandra
Frosty
"Broken Chain" can best be described as what genre?
historical fiction
novel
poetry
short story
"He considered asking his best friend, Raul, for his bike. But Alfonso knew Raul, a paperboy with dollar signs in his eyes, would charge him, and he had less than sixty cents, counting the soda bottles he could cash." What character trait does the expression "with dollar signs in his eyes" describe?
unfocused
The stranger ______ from the bushes and scared us all.
Sullen
emerged
gritty
emergency
After a poor call by the ref and losing the big game, the team was _______ and did not want to go for pizza.
Winced
clincher
mustered
sullen
The detectives suspected the raccoons ate the trash and the _______ was when they found a video of the animals at night near the house.
Impulse
clincher
emerge
hypothesis
" the bicycle chain lies in his hand " like a dead snake" is an example of which?
(choose all that apply)
metaphor
simile
figure of speech
figurative language
Indirect Characterization by actions: " He went outside, slamming the door behind him and sat in the alley behind his house" is an example of what trait ?
anxious
disappointed
excited
hyper
Which is NOT an example of the literary technique PERSONIFICATION?
the wind sighs
the moon winks
the dog barks
the empty desks stare
the browned photos leered
Occurs when a struggle takes place within a characters own mind
internal conflict
external conflict
In the poem "ORANGES" , the imagery of the breath in lines 6-7 and the breathing in line 20 stresses-
parents on a date
What type of figurative language does the author use in line 42-45?
Imagery and hyperbole
Onomatopoeia and metaphor
Hyperbole and metaphor
simile
Readers can best determine that this poem is set in another era in time because
the woman accepts an orange for a payment
a boy bought candy for a girl
the price of the chocolate was ten cents
the boy was kind
In “Oranges”, what is the conflict the speaker must solve?
The girl’s dog barks and barks at him.
He doesn’t have enough money to pay for the chocolate.
He’s not sure how to get home from the drugstore.
It is a very cold day, and he has trouble staying warm.
In “Oranges”, why does the speaker put one orange on the counter of the drugstore?
He wants to use it to pay for half of the candy the girl chooses.
He wants to give it to the girl he brought to the drugstore.
He wants to throw it away because it isn’t ripe.
He wants the saleslady to give it to the girl he brought to the drugstore.
In the poem "ORANGES" by Gary Soto, what is the setting?
a parking lot at sunset
a candy store with a mean clerk
a rainy December day
a drugstore
Which of these lines by Gary Soto uses a simile?
“I was making a fire in my hands.”
“Fog hanging like old / Coats between the trees.”
“That was so bright against / The gray of December”
“Bringing a saleslady / Down a narrow aisle of goods.”
Which lines from the poem shows that the girl is happy?
"She came out pulling/At her gloves, face bright/With rouge."
"And asked what she wanted-/Light in her eyes, a smile/Starting at the corners/Of her mouth."
"When I looked up,/The lady's eyes met mine,/And held them..."
"I took my girl's hand/In mine for two blocks,/Then released it to let/Her unwrap the chocolate."
"The lady's eyes met mine,/And held them, knowing/Very well what it was all/About." This line would indicate
that she had enough chocolate and could afford to give it away.
that she evidently felt empathy for the boy, and his situation.
her disappointment that the boy did not have enough money.
that she knew it was cold outside, and both the boy and the girl were happy to be warm.
From what point of view is the poem?
2nd person
3rd person limited
1st person
3rd person omniscient
Which of the following is the BEST theme of the poem?
Pursuing one’s dreams often requires doubt and obstacles.
Money will never solve our problems.
Acts of kindness can be more powerful than our words.
Our inner guilt is often worse than our outward punishment.
