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WorksheetsMid-Unit Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
"It is a sedative more potent than any sleeping pill you can buy at a farmacia."
Which word in this sentence best helps in understanding the meaning of sedative?
A. potent
B. sleeping
C. farmacia
D. pil
"My husband angered the ancient ones and I've been paying for it ever since, doomed to dwell in this empty shell of a house."
Which does dwell most likely mean?
A. pay for
B. clean
C. sleep
D. live in
"And no one - absolutely no one - is allowed to mock me!"
Which meaning of the word best fits the way mock is used in the sentence?
A. to disregard or defy.
B. to make fun of by imitating in action or speech; mimic.
C. to express scorn or contempt for; ridicule; deride.
D. to imitate.
" I made my way back to the bed and sat on the edge because the room was still spinning a little."
How does Odilia feel after La Llorona gives her the sprigs of jojotle.?
A. excited
B. dizzy
C. frustrated
D. saddened
"I made my way back to the bed and sat on the edge because the room was still spinning a little."
How do the underlined words add to the reader's understanding of how Odilia feels?
A. Odilia was so happy it looked like things were "spinning a little"
B. Odilia was so frustrated it looked like things were "spinning a little"
C. Odilia was so dizzy it looked like things were "spinning a little"
D. Odilia was so sad that it looked like things were "spinning a little"
"What we say was not the same house we had believed we had inhabited if only for a day."
What is the prefix of inhabited?
A. In
B. Inhab
C. Ed
D. No prefix
"What we say was not the same house we had believed we had inhabited if only for a day."
What is the suffix of inhabited?
A. In
B. Inhab
C. Ed
D. No prefix
"What we saw was not the same house we had believed we had inhabited if only for a day."
Use what you know about the word parts to write the definition of inhabited in your own words.
"You must prepare yourself for the confrontation that will ensue with her arrival"
"You must prepare yourself for the encounter that will ensue with her arrival."
The words confrontation and encounter have similar meanings. How does the author's choice to use the word confrontation affect our understanding of the first sentence?
A. It implies that the meeting will be a surprise.
B. It emphasizes how soon Cecilia will be there.
C. It suggests that they have met before.
D. It warns that there will be a conflict or a problem.
"'Whoa! Someone got a wicked makeover!' Delia said, bursting into peals of laughter."
When Delia says these lines, what does the reader know that Delia does not know?
A. That Cecilia has been disguising her appearance
B. That Cecilia is evil
C. That Cecilia has taken off her makeup.
D. That Cecilia is actually beautiful.
"'Whoa! Someone got a wicked makeover!' Delia said, bursting into peals of laughter."
What effect does this create?
A. The lines create suspense for the reader.
B. The lines create a humorous feeling for the reader.
C. The lines create a feeling of surprise for the reader.
D. The lines create a feeling of dread for the reader.
"'Come on, old woman, what are you waiting for?' Juanita yelled from behind me, to which Cecilia responded with a bloodcurdling wait that made us all stop. 'Come on, give it your best shot."
At this point in Chapter 9, what does the reader know that Juanita does not?
A. That Cecilia is a witch.
B. That Cecilia could easily be defeated.
C. That La Llorona had warned the girls to remain kind and honorable on this journey.
D. That La Llornoa had given the girls a secret tonic to use against Cecilia.
"'Come on, old woman, what are you waiting for?' Juanita yelled from behind me, to which Cecilia responded with a bloodcurdling wait that made us all stop. 'Come on, give it your best shot."
Which line from the text best supports your previous answer?
A. "I wondered if it was her miraculous tonic making me feel so weightless and swift."
B. "I stood in front of the girls, ready to protect them from the witch's rage."
C. "Be courageous but remember to also be noble and everything will be alright."
D. Her hair, however, was as gray and dusty as moth wings..."
"'Come on, old woman, what are you waiting for?' Juanita yelled from behind me, to which Cecilia responded with a bloodcurdling wail that made us all stop. 'Come on, give it your best shot!'"
How does the author use the narrator's point of view and Juanita's taunting to create tension in this scene?
A. Cecilia is a witch and can cast another spell on Juanita.
B. La Llorona told Odilia that they need to be kind-hearted and Juanita's taunting is mean.
C. La Llorona gave the Odilia ear pendant but she can only use three times.
D. Juanita is the second oldest and isn't following Odilia, the oldest's, orders.
