WorksheetsEnd of 9 Weeks Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the ranch where Esperanza lives?
a)
El Rancho De Las Rosas
b)
El Rancho De La Phoenix
c)
El Rancho De Las Ciruelas
d)
El Rancho De Las Uvas
2.
What is a strike in Esperanza Rising?
a)
A bowling move
b)
A word to describe hitting someone
c)
A type of protest where people stop working to demand better conditons
d)
A baseball move where you miss the ball when trying to hit it
3.
Which quotation demonstrates how Esperanza sees poor people throughout the excerpt?
a)
“Esperanza has never been so close to so many peasants before.”
b)
“And the peasants always kept their distance.”
c)
“She couldn’t help but wonder if they would steal her things.”
d)
“We cannot travel in this car”
4.
Read the quotation from paragraph 3.
“Esperanza saw Miguel frown as he edged around her to sit down”
What can you infer about Miguel’s thoughts at this moment?
a)
Miguel also thought the car was dirty.
b)
Miguel did not like what Esperanza said.
c)
Miguel was sad about leaving.
d)
Miguel was nervous about the untrustworthy people.
5.
Who are the members of Alfonso’s family?
a)
Juan
b)
Miguel
c)
Hortensia
d)
Esperanza
e)
Silvia
6.
Esperanza knows how to speak english. (pg. 100-120).
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What are the two jobs Esperanza learns how to do in this chapter?
Las Cebollas Onions (pages 100 - 120)
a)
Change a diaper
b)
Pick cotton
c)
Sweep
d)
Drive a truck
8.
Who wanted to go on strike?
Las Almendras Almonds (pages 121 - 138)
a)
Miguel
b)
Esperanza
c)
Marta
d)
Mama
9.
Re-read the following sentence:
“So many Mexicans have the revolution still in their blood.”
What does Irene mean when she says this?
a)
Mexican blood is made of revolutions.
b)
Many Mexicans still feel the anger from the revolution.
c)
Irene is comparing revolution and blood.
d)
None of the above.
10.
What made Mama get sick?
Las Ciruelas - Plums (pages 139 - 157)
a)
The water
b)
The dust storm
c)
The flu
d)
The food
11.
What revolution is Irene talking about?
a)
The American Revolution
b)
The French Revolution
c)
The Mexican Revolution
d)
The Industrial Revolution
12.
What does the speaker mean by the words below?
“…watching his eyes dance with love for the land”
a)
Papa’s eyes looked like hearts.
b)
Papa’s eyes were dancing together.
c)
Papa’s eyes showed his love for the land.
d)
None of the above.
13.
Why was Miguel unable to get a job on the railroad in America?
Las Cebollas Onions (pages 100 - 120)
a)
He was too young
b)
He was not skilled enough
c)
He was Mexican
d)
He did not have a lever
14.
What does Esperanza give Isabel?
Las Duraznos - Peaches (pages 214 - 233)
a)
Her doll
b)
The blanket
c)
A dessert
d)
A dress
15.
What happens to Marta's mom?
Las Espárragos - Asparagus (pages 199 - 213)
a)
She is arrested and sent to Mexico.
b)
She dies of cancer.
c)
She gets sick from the dust storm.
d)
She moves away to Texas.
16.
Which is a complete sentence?
a)
Last week in class, Jared.
b)
Sat on the table.
c)
And he danced on the table.
d)
Jared arrived before the bell rang.
17.
____ cupcakes are from the bakery.
a)
That
b)
Them
c)
Those
d)
This
18.
"The students went to see the band teacher after school."
Replace the underlined words with the correct pronoun.
a)
She/her
b)
He/him
c)
They/them
19.
Which of the following sentences is correctly written?
a)
Everyone want to reach the playoffs.
b)
Everyone want, to reach the playoffs.
c)
Everyone wants to reach the playoffs.
d)
Everyone wants, to reach the playoffs.
20.
In a paragraph (4-5 sentences), write about how Esperanza changes throughout the book. Explain how you know she changes and give examples from the text.
Example sentence starters:
At the beginning of the story Esperanza________
I know this because______
At the end of the story Esperanza_______
I know this because_______
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