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Esperanza Rising Chapter 1-5

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the vocabulary words with their correct definition or synonym

a)

Dishonest

1.

Devious

b)

Stunned

2.

Dazed

c)

Agony and Pain

3.

Anguish

d)

Hesitantly

4.

Reluctantly

e)

Cautiously

5.

Discreetly

2.

With a look of (a)   my sister haughtily told me that I didn't know what I was talking about.

Choose from the below words
undulating
scorn
anguish
poverty
3.

I was so (a)   by the thriling book that I forgot to eat both lunch and dinner.

Choose from the below words
devious
resounding
scorn
mesmerized
4.

Which of the following does NOT occur (happen) in these chapters?

a)

Mama marries Tio Luis

b)

Papa passes away

c)

Esperanza gets on a train to California

d)

Abuelita gets left behind

5.

Choose the BEST word to describe Miguel

a)

Kind

b)

Amusing

c)

Powerful

d)

High-Tempered (Gets mad easily)

6.

Choose the answer that BEST describes Esperanza's feelings towards Tio Luis.

a)

She is very friendly with Tio Luis

b)

She doesn't have an opinion on Tio Luis

c)

Tio Luis is like a second father to Esperanza

d)

She feels resentment towards Tio Luis

7.

CHoose the BEST words to describe how Esperanza feels on the train ride to America.

a)

Confused and irritable

b)

Relieved and excited

c)

Compassionate and understanding

d)

Raging and unable to calm down

8.

How does Esperanza describe the divide between her and Miguel?

a)

as a fire

b)

as a mountain

c)

as a river

d)

as a phoenix

9.

Which of the following is NOT true about Abuelita?

a)

She tells Mama to not be afraid to start over

b)

She loves to crochet

c)

She gets left behind in Mexico.

d)

She is often pessimistic

10.

BONUS: How do you feel now that the year is coming to an end?

a)

SO happy to be done with 6th Grade

b)

Sad because 7th grade will be harder

c)

I want to go to the Zoo (May 9) already

d)

I don't care.