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End of Unit 1 Comprehension Check

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the story, "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains," why do you think Turtle Kid claims never to have heard the story Uncle Kenneth is about to tell?

a)

He truly has never heard the story.

b)

He wants to hear the story told again.

c)

He thinks his Uncle Kenneth is a liar.

d)

He is bored at the party.

2.

In the story, "Don't Just Sit There Like a Punk," what point of view is it written from?

a)

first person point of view

b)

third person point of view

c)

second person point of view

3.

In the end, was Dante trying to be nice to the narrator "young buck" or was he really mad at him?

a)

Dante was trying to be nice to the narrator. He gave him the opportunity to

play basketball and quietly supported him from afar.

b)

Dante was being a jerk to the young basketball player.

c)

Dante didn't care if the young basketball player had a chance to play.

d)

Dante didn't speak to the young basketball player at all.

4.

In the story "Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push" what is wrong with Chris?

a)

He doesn't want to play basketball, but his dad wants him to play.

b)

His father does not love him anymore.

c)

He broke his arm playing basketball.

d)

He was in a car accident and is now confined to a wheelchair due to injury.

5.

What is the meaning of the word "barrio?"

a)

a curve or bend

b)

guidance provided by an experienced person

c)

a neighborhood where most residents speak Spanish

d)

the inability to move

6.

What is the meaning of the word "mentorship?"

a)

to hit

b)

guidance provided by an experienced person

c)

a top-level manager in a business

d)

a curve or bend

7.

What is the meaning of the word "paralysis?"

a)

the inability to move

b)

a top-level manager in a business

c)

to hit

d)

a curve or bend

8.

What is the meaning of the word "arc?"

a)

to hit

b)

the inability to move

c)

guidance provided by an experienced person

d)

a curve or bend

9.

What is the meaning of the word "strike?"

a)

to spread out

b)

to hit

c)

excessive crowding

d)

the inability to move

10.

What is the meaning of the word "executive?"

a)

neighborhood where most residents speak Spanish

b)

a top-level manager in a business

c)

excessive crowding

d)

guidance provided by an experienced person

11.

What is the meaning of the word "saunter?"

a)

basic rules or principles

b)

excessive crowding

c)

to spread out

d)

to stroll at a leisurely pace

12.

What is the meaning of the word "instinct?"

a)

an unborn, unlearned behavior

b)

basic rules or principles

c)

to make a low, animal-like sound

d)

to spread out

13.

What is the meaning of the word "fundamentals?"

a)

to stroll at a leisurely pace

b)

excessive crowding

c)

basic rules or principles

d)

to spread out

14.

What is the meaning of the word "congestion?"

a)

excessive crowding

b)

to make a low, animal-like sound

c)

basic rules or principles

d)

to spread out

15.

What is the meaning of the word "sprawl?"

a)

to stroll at a leisurely pace

b)

an unborn, unlearned behavior

c)

to spread out

d)

excessive crowding

16.

What is the meaning of the word "grunt?"

a)

to make a low, animal-like sound

b)

to stroll at a leisurely pace

c)

to spread out

d)

an unborn, unlearned behavior