WorksheetsBroken Chain Part 1 Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins
What did Alfonso ask his mother for?
a new baseball glove
an iPod Touch
braces
a bicycle
What character in the story is struggling with their looks (internal conflict)
Alfonso
Sandra
Ernie
Frostie
Why doesn't Alfonso streak his hair?
The kids will make fun of him
He thinks it will look bad
Sandra told him not to
His dad will not approve
What is the author's name of "Broken Chain"?
Ms. Dollard
Mrs. Reilly
Gary Soto
Sary Goto
Why can't Alfonso get braces?
He has braces already.
The family doesn’t have extra money.
His parents won't let him get braces.
He doesn't want them.
Whose point of view is the story Broken Chain told in?
Ernie
Alfonso
Sandra
Frosty
"Broken Chain" can best be described as what genre?
historical fiction
novel
poetry
short story
What three personal qualities did Alfonso want?
hair, eyes, and muscles
a good smile, nice personality, and athletic ability
teeth, abs, and fingernails
teeth, abs, and hair
What is the genre of "Broken Chain"?
fiction
realistic fiction
science fiction
non-fiction
Where did Alfonso receive his inspiration for getting "cuts"?
his father
Sandra
his brother Ernie
an Aztec calendar
Why doesn't Alfonso dye his hair?
His brother would make fun of him.
He can't decide which color
His parents wouldn't go for it.
He doesn't want to.
Alfonso's father, "swaggered into the living room".
What does swaggered mean?
To seem angry or upset.
To walk or behave in a very confident way.
To run or be in a hurry.
To relax or rest.
"Alfonso didn't dare color his hair. But one day he had it (a) on the top".
What did Alfonso spend "hours in front of the mirror" trying to do?
Coloring his hair purple.
Flexing his muscles to make them bigger.
Combing his hair to make it straight.
Herding his teeth- pushing on them to make them straight.
How does Alfonso meet Sandra?
In class
At the park
At the movies
When he helped her brother off the fence
What is a conflict that Ernie is struggling with
He wants braces
He did not catch any frogs
He is jealous that his brother met a girl
He wants to change the way he looks
What is a conflict that Alfonso is struggling with?
He does not have a bike to go bike riding
He does not like to bike ride
Sandra stood him up
How does Alfonso's bike chain break?
He fell off his bike and it broke
When he took it off of his bike while cleaning it
He slammed it on the cement
It broke while he was riding his bike
What is the climax of the story?
Ernie and Alfonso get mad at each other
Ernie goes to catch frogs
Alfonso's chain breaks
Ernie lets Alfonso use his bike
Alfonso is mad at Ernie because
He took his breakfast
He will not let him borrow his bike
Ernie broke his bike chain
He colored his hair
Why does Ernie get mad at Alfonso?
He left him at the park
He used his bike without permission
He thinks Sandra is the girl that stood him up
He went to catch frogs without him
Occurs when a struggle takes place within a characters own mind
internal conflict
external conflict
Why didn't Ernie lend Alfonso his bike?
He broke the chain on his bike, so it didn't work.
He had a date of his own that same day.
He had a game he needed to go to.
He was going to catch frogs with Raymundo.
