WorksheetsEdge A Unit 2 Cluster 3 Only Daughter
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Abusive means
cruel
absent
sudden
expensive
If you give your approval to something, you
prove it is true.
accept it as good.
add it to a collection.
refuse to think about it.
Behavior means the way a person
feels.
acts.
thinks.
learns.
Circumstance means
how things are.
what things mean.
why things happen.
where things belong.
Destiny means
fate.
talent.
doubt.
memory.
To embarrass your brother means to
argue with him.
give him a warning.
make him feel ashamed.
ask him to keep a secret.
A role is
a part you play.
an offer you make.
a reason you do something.
a place where you feel comfortable.
If something is valuable, then it is
perfect.
hidden.
amazing.
important.
Why does someone write a memoir?
to tell an imaginary story
to give opinions on an important topic
to teach the history of an important place
to give a personal account of his or her life
How does Cisneros accomplish her memoir's purpose?
by telling stories about her six brothers
by giving advice on how to become a writer
by relating events and telling how they affected her
by describing the neighborhood where she grew up
Cisneros and her father did not agree about something. What was it?
He wanted her to use her hands. She wanted to move to Mexico.
He wanted her to write in Spanish. She wanted to write in English.
He wanted her to become someone’s wife. She wanted to become a writer.
He wanted her to spend more time thinking. She wanted to be with her brothers.
How did Cisneros feel when her father told people that he had seven sons?
confused about what he meant
jealous of his pride in her brothers
embarrassed that he was boasting
upset that he did not seem to value her
Read this sentence from the memoir. “Where can we get more copies of these for the relatives?” What did Cisneros realize when her father asked this question?
Her father finally saw her as a talented writer.
Her father was now interested in reading books.
Her father had learned enough English to read a story.
Her father was dying and she might never see him again.
Which of these does Cisneros include in her memoir?
funny jokes
scary moments
descriptive details
mysterious events
