Worksheetsbook of unknown Americans
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 38mins
The novel's title, The Book of Unknown Americans, emphasizes the idea in the excerpt that the characters struggle to...
Find out about their past.
Locate their other family members.
Return to their former home.
Fit in with their new culture.
Which sentence best fits the theme found in The Book of Unknown Americans?
Life as an immigrant is easy.
Home can only be one place.
Adjusting to life as an immigrant is a difficult and lengthy process.
Most immigrants choose to let go of their roots and embrace being American.
Which statement best describes the narrator’s internal conflict in the story?
(a)
Rafael (the dad) cancels a trip to attend his high school reunion in Panama because (a)
The novel’s title, The Book of Unknown Americans, emphasizes the idea in the excerpt that the characters struggle to
find out about their past
locate their other family members
fit in with their new culture
return to their former home
Which character in the story shows the strongest desire to visit Panama?
(a)
“They think we’re Americans now. And maybe we are! Maybe we don’t belong there anymore after all.”
What causes the father to make this statement?
(a)
What lesson does the narrator learn when his family goes to the beach?
(a)
Cause: The narrator’s father sees the airplanes flying into the towers on television.
EFFECT : (a)
Cause: The narrator’s father calls the class president to tell him they will be coming to the reunion.
Effect : (a)
Cause: The narrator’s father gets a job in America.
Effect : (a)
Which is a possible theme of The Book of Unknown Americans?
Cultural Identity
People cannot feel that they belong if they are not accepted.
People from other countries who move here dislike America once they live there for a while.
Mistakes are ok as long as you learn from them.
Which happened FIRST in the telling of the story, The Book of Unknown Americans?
(a)
Which happens LAST in the telling of the story, The Book of Unknown American?
(a)
Which sentence best foreshadows that the family will NOT return to Panama?
They needed to believe they’d done the right thing and that it made sense.
Enrique was in school, and I started too.
But while they waited for that day, they started making friends.
And before they knew it, we had a life here.
Which sentence from the selection best represents its main message?
“You want Panamá?” he said. “A beach is the closest thing you’re going to get.”
They’d thought that with enough time, Panamá would be rebuilt and that their hearts, I guess, would heal.
We never went back to Panamá, not even for a visit.
“We moved here because it was supposed to be safer! Where can we go after this?”
What happened when Rafael told the class president they were coming to the reunion?
Rafael became more excited about the trip.
He welcomed him back to Panama.
He called him 'gringo royalty'
He booked his flight to Panama
What are the effects of the two canceled trips to Panama on the course of the story?
(a)
Cause : Panama was ravaged by war.
Effect : (a)
•Rafael and Celia Toro left _______with their small children, Enrique and Mayor, to escape the horrors of ______.
(a)
What is one theme of the text ?
(a)
The word “unknown” means a lot of different things within the context of this novel. Write some of these meanings at your point of view ?
(a)
Which event is the climax, or height of tension of the story, The Book of the Unknown Americans?
(a)
Cause : Two planes crashed into the World Trade Center.
Effect : (a)
What jobs did the father have when moved to America ?
(a)
Why did the family decide to only go to visit Panama and not to go back home and restore their lives there ?
(a)
Why did the family never visit Panama all these years ?
(a)
You are doing this when you remember events from the past.
confer
thinking
reminisce
remembering
______________ is to state something positively, so as to remove doubt about it.
help
praise
complement
assure
To cause serious damage or destruction.
shred
break
ravage
destroy
This is a fit of frustration or excitement.
hatred
anger
froth
worked up
Sharing ideas or making decisions with one or more other people.
convene
confer
brainstorming
collaborating
Coming together for a purpose.
debate
conference
convene
meeting
Which word means to cause serious damage or destruction?
reminisce
ravage
froth
convene
To ___________ is to state something positively, so as to remove doubt about it.
convene
melodrama
confer
assure
_________________ decided to hold a meeting tomorrow after school.
Us
Them
They
___________ will all meet at my house after the game.
We
Them
Us
Lydia and ____________ are going to be in the play.
me
I
us
Bruce met ______ at the football game.
we
I
me
Decide if the underlined part of each sentence is correct.
They tried out for the basketball team
them
Us
correct as is
Decide if the underlined part of each sentence is correct.
Susan promised to take they to the lake tomorrow.
them
we
correct as is
Decide if the underlined part of each sentence is correct.
Dad took I and Mark to the beach today
Mark and I
Mark and me
correct as is
Decide if the underlined part of each sentence is correct.
Her and me have been friends for a long time
me and she
she and I
correct as is
Decide if the underlined part of each sentence is correct.
Me and him are exactly the same age
He and I
him and me
correct as is
Elephants are very big, so _______________ eat a lot of food.
your
them
me
they
I’m busy right now. Could you please call _______________ after an hour?
them
you
her
me
We gave him the money, and he gave _______________ the candy
us
you
him
she
My sister isn’t here. _______________ is at work.
him
they
you
she
Choose if the underlined word is a subject pronoun. Or if the word is an object pronoun.
We learned about the Anasazi people.
Object pronoun
subject pronoun
possessive pronoun
Choose if the underlined word is a subject pronoun. Or if the word is an object pronoun.
The teacher asked Lia and me to report on cliff dwellings.
Object Pronoun
Possessive pronouns
Subject Pronoun
Choose if the underlined word is a subject pronoun. Or if the word is an object pronoun.
Dinosaurs were very large, but they all died millions of years ago.
Subject pronoun
Object pronoun
Possessive pronoun
The tickets Dede bought gives her a reason for going out on Saturday night.
correct
give
The principal will allow a day off from school as long as the class arrange the trip to the science center.
correct
arranges
The spray paint on the wall was removed with a power washer.
correct
were
The 23 members of the soccer team practices each day at 4:00 P.M.
correct
practice
My family _____ that a good diet, regular exercise, and ample rest ______ important for a healthy life.
knows/are
know/are
knows/is
know/is
The committee _______ voted on the uniform policy, and it ____ unanimous.
have/were
have/was
has/were
has/was
One of these apples _________ better than the other one.
Taste
Tastes
Every student in the school ___________ the opportunity to use the library
Has
Have
Whenever my sister and I _______________ a party, we do all the cooking.
give
gives
This set of colored pencils _______________ both magenta and turquoise.
include
includes
Everyone ___ what subject-verb agreement is, right?
understands
understand
The students and the staff ____ ready for a vacation.
is
are
Pickles and peanut butter ___ go well together on a sandwich.
doesn't
don't
