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WorksheetsMcFarland, USA: The Movie Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who is the main coach of the cross-country team?
Mr. Diaz
Jim White
Thomas Valles
Principal Camillo
What state does the movie take place in?
Texas
Arizona
California
Florida
What job do the boys do in the morning before school?
They work at a grocery store.
They are "pickers" who work in the fields.
They deliver newspapers.
They work at a restaurant.
What sport does Coach White decide to start at McFarland High School?
Football
Soccer
Basketball
Cross-Country
Why did Coach White notice the boys would be good runners?
He saw them racing for fun.
He saw how fast they could run to and from the fields.
They told him they were good runners.
He saw them win a track meet at school.
At their very first race, how did the McFarland team feel when they saw the other teams with fancy uniforms and shoes?
They felt excited and ready to win.
They did not care what the other teams looked like.
They felt scared and like they didn't belong.
They felt angry and wanted to go home.
How did the team start to show more self-confidence after their first few races?
They quit the team.
They started to believe they could win and worked harder.
They asked for new uniforms.
They stopped listening to the coach.
Thomas Valles shows he believes in himself as a leader when he:
Misses practice to go to a party.
Gets the team together to practice on their own.
Argues with Coach White.
Says the races are too hard.
What is one way Coach White helped the boys believe in themselves?
He told them they were not good enough.
He bought them all new cars.
He worked in the fields with them for a day to understand their lives.
He made them run in the dark.
Winning the state championship shows that the team (a) .
The hills the team practices on are actually made of:
Dirt
Rock
Almond hulls
Sand
What does "blanco" mean, which is what the team sometimes called Coach White?
Friend
Coach
White
Fast
What big event does Coach White's daughter, Julie, have?
A birthday party (Quinceañera)
A graduation
A soccer game
A school dance
Why did the Diaz brothers have to miss a race?
They were sick.
They had to go work with their father.
They were on vacation.
They did not want to run.
What does Coach White do to show the boys he cares about their family life?
He gives them money.
He helps pick cabbage in the fields.
He buys their dad a new truck.
He yells at their parents.
The town of McFarland is mostly made up of what community?
Italian-American
Irish-American
African-American
Latino-American
The other teams' coaches often thought that the McFarland runners were (a)
The final, most important race the team runs in is the (a) .
At the end of the movie, Coach White decides to:
Move to the rich school in Palo Alto.
Quit coaching forever.
Stay and keep coaching in McFarland.
Start a football team instead.
The most important lesson the movie teaches is about the power of:
Money and fame.
Giving up when things are hard.
Family, hard work, community and believing in themselves.
Being the strongest person on the team.
