WorksheetsCesar Chavez (8.3.9 review)
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 22mins
In paragraph 1, the word displeased
means —
unsatisfied
contented
caused annoyance
unhappy
In paragraph 2, the author uses the word
crowded rather than lived to —
add to the feeling of poverty and
hardship
give a feeling of warmth and
closeness
show that the Chavez adobe house
was small
support the fact that the Chavez
family was large
Which word best describes the tone of
paragraphs 4 and 5
angry
emphatic
apprehensive
bleak
Which sentence from the story supports
the idea that Chavez had a very difficult
time getting an education?
He took the same determination with
him into the fields at age 15.
Chavez attended 37 schools by the
time he was 13.
Even though he disliked school, he
proudly posed for his eighth-grade
graduation picture.
Instead, the Chavez family found that
migrant laborers were treated badly.
From the information in paragraph 6, the
reader can conclude that Chavez —
thought that more education would
help the migrant workers
believed the workers to be cowards
knew that not many workers would
protest their treatment
learned firsthand knowledge of the
treatment of migrant workers
Paragraph 10 is mainly about —
how Chavez helped farm workers to
change their situation
the importance of getting farm
workers to vote
learning English to make the farm
owners listen
the respect and dignity that farm
workers deserve
From information provided about farm
owners in this story, the reader can
conclude that they —
didn’t understand the dangers of
pesticides
couldn’t afford to provide housing
and food for the worker
didn’t make much profi t from their
crops
they considered migrant workers to
be cheap, unskilled labor
Robert Kennedy helped Chavez’s cause
because he —
was the brother of the president
helped Chavez organize a march of
10,000 people
focused the news media on Chavez
was the Attorney General of the
United States
Read the dictionary entry for radical.
Which definition best describes the way
radical is used in paragraph 16?
Definition 1
Definition 2
Definition 3
Definition 4
In which paragraph does the author
describe the beginning of the National
Farm Workers Association?
paragraph 6
paragraph 9
paragraph 11
Paragraph 13
The most likely reason the author wrote
this story is to —
present farm owners as greedy,
uncaring employers
persuade others to support the farm
workers’ unions
explain why Chavez founded La
Causa
tell the life of a courageous,
determined activist
