WorksheetsElisa's Diary Comprehension
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 47mins
Detail: Elisa is sad - Detail: Elisa used to live in Puerto Rico - Detail: Elisa does not understand a lot of English.
What is the theme of these 3 details?
It can be fun to learn new things.
It is important to be loyal to friends.
It can be helpful to work with other people.
It s difficult to adjust living in a new place.
Which event happens first?
Elisa's teacher mispronounces her name.
Elisa moves to the United States permanently.
Elisa meets Jose at the beginning of the school year.
Elisa enjoys watching squirrels with her grandmother.
What is different about Elisa staying with her grandmother this time?
She is staying by herself.
She is helping her grandmother move to a new home.
She is living with her grandmother permanently.
She is learning to take care of squirrels from her grandmother.
What happens after Jose tells about the customs and traditions of his country?
The students clap.
The students mock him.
Elisa feels embarrassed.
Elisa volunteers to go next.
What does Elisa learn from Jose?
It takes a special talent to be an artist.
Cultural traditions do not really matter,
People should speak only one language.
Everyone has strengths and weaknesses.
Read these sentences from the story.
"Speaking is one thing and writing is another."
"And vice-versa," said Elisa.
"And the opposite."
"And the other way around."
appears at the very end of the story
shows that Elisa is upset about speaking English
signals the beginning of Elisa's and Jose's friendship
is Elisa's way of competing with Jose in their native language.
"It will be right here waiting for you when you get back."
"I'll be back soon, Grandma. I love this place. Maybe someday I'll come to live with you."
The narrator does not state the names of the speakers in the sentences above because?
It is clear from the context that Elisa and Grandma are speaking.
Elisa decides to change her name after moving to the United States.
Grandma is embarrassed about getting Elisa's name wrong.
The author wants the characters in the story to be a mystery.
What is Elisa at the end of the story?
a tourist
a teacher
a grandmother
a high-school student
Use the story Elisa's Diary and the poem "Words Free As Confetti" to answer Numbers 9 and 10.
How are the themes of the passage and the poem similar?
They are both moving to a new country.
They are both about the pain of giving up one's past.
They both involve learning new words from teachers.
They both involve appreciating language and culture.
Use the passage "Elisa's Diary" and the poem "Words Free As Confetti" to answer Numbers 9 and 10.
How is the story different from the poem?
The poem does not use smilies.
The passage uses both English and Spanish Words.
The passage deals with the challenges of adjusting to a new culture and language.
The poem contains dialogue and the story does not.
