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WorksheetsThe Scholarship Jacket
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Why did Martha expect to win the scholarship jacket?
Because her grandfather has donated a lot of money to the school
Because she cheated (hizo trampa) on many exams and got good grades
Because she had earned the highest grades in 8th grade
Why did she live with her grandparents?
Because her father couldn´t feed all his 8 children
Because she ran away from home and she never returned
Because her parents died.
She overheard a conversation. Who was talking?
The school principal and Martha´s math teacher
Her grandmother and the school principal
Two of her teachers
Mr. Schmidt refused to lie. Why?
He said that Martha deserved the jacket and that he wouldn´t falsify the grades of Joan.
He refused to give Martha the sholarship jacket because she was Mexican
He refused to falsify Martha´s grades because she didn´t need that.
Martha spoke with her grandfather. Why did he refuse to pay the $15 for the scholarship jacket?
Because they were poor and didn´t have the money
Because Martha had been a bad student and she didn´t deserve it
Because they shouldn´t call the jacket "scholarship" if someone had to pay to get it
When Martha told the principal she woudn´t pay the $15, what did he say?
This year they would give the jacket to Joann.
This year they would make an exception and would give it to Martha
This year the jacket would go to the richest in town
Read the extract of the story.
"I decided I wasn’t going to make it any easier for him, so I looked him straight in the eyes. He looked away and fidgeted with the papers on his desk." Why did Martha do that with the school principal?
Because she was angry at him
Because she knew she deserved the jacket
Because she didn´t care about the jacket
Read the extract of the story.
"I decided I wasn’t going to make it any easier for him, so I looked him straight in the eyes. He looked away and fidgeted with the papers on his desk." Why did the principal not want to look her in the eyes?
Because he didn´t like Martha for being Mexican
Because he was ashamed (avergonzado) of what he was doing
Because he was about to get money
What is the main topic of the story?
The value of a good education
Respecting your elders (las personas mayores) and their wisdom
Fairness (justicia) and standing up for what is right
Which of the following events shows discrimination?
Martha had to live with her grandparents because her parents were poor
The school authorities knew she couldn´t afford to pay the $15 because she was poor
The school authorities didn´t want to give Martha the jacket because she was Mexican
