WorksheetsHow to Tame a Wild Tongue
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 4mins
Who is the author speaking to in the beginning of the chapter?
A teacher
A parent
A dentist
A farmer
What does the author compare a variation of two languages to?
A two sided coin
A forked tongue
A split tongue
A set of dice
Which of the following is a language Chicanos speak?
Standard Mexican Spanish
Chicano Spanish
Tex-Mex
Pachuco
All of the above
What were the rhythms of Tex-Mex music adapted from?
German Polka
New Orleans Jazz
Western Folk Bands
Irish Waltz
Corridos are _ of love and death on the Texas-Mexican borderlands.
(a)
What is the most famous corrido?
La Puerta Negra
La Chona
La cucaracha
Alma Enamorada
Archaisms are _ that have evolved out and are no longer in the language.
(a)
Chicanos didn’t know that they were a people until
1964
1965
1966
1967
After reading the chapter how did it make you feel? Sad? Empowered? Mad?
