WorksheetsEleven Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Why does the story “Eleven” begin with Rachel saying that people do not understand about birthdays?
a)
Her classmates have forgotten to wish her happy birthday.
b)
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c)
She is trying to understand why being eleven does not make her feel strong and adult.
2.
2. What does the sweater represent to Rachel?
a)
Mrs. Price’s anger.
b)
Rachel’s youth and lack of self-confidence.
c)
Rachel’s dislike for some of her classmates.
3.
3. What idea is the author trying to say by having Mrs. Price act so mean?
a)
Age does not necessarily make a person wise.
b)
A teacher’s job is often difficult.
c)
Students should not be careless with their belongings.
4.
4. When Rachel says that people don’t understand about birthdays, she means that people:
a)
do not understand that eleven is the one age you remember all of your life.
b)
believe that each birthday automatically makes them more mature.
c)
think that they are supposed to be happy.
5.
5. What can the reader infer (figure out) about Mrs. Price from the way she reacts to Rachel?
a)
She can’t admit her mistakes.
b)
She’s patient and kind.
c)
She dislikes red sweaters.
6.
6. When Rachel says that she wants “today to be far away already, far away like a runaway balloon, like a tiny o in the sky” she means that she:
a)
hopes her twelfth birthday is better than her eleventh.
b)
hopes no one will remember the way she acted in class.
c)
wishes her birthday was long over so that she wouldn’t remember it so clearly.
7.
7. After Rachel pushes the sweater to the corner of her desk, what does she think about that makes her feel better?
a)
Rachel thinks about wearing the sweater.
b)
Rachel thinks about her mama making a cake and everyone singing to her.
c)
Rachel thinks about what her mama will say when she comes home with the sweater.
8.
8. Why does Rachel react so strongly to being given the sweater?
a)
She is already wearing a sweater.
b)
She does not react strongly.
c)
She knows that the sweater does not belong to her.
9.
What is the main lesson of “Eleven”?
a)
Growing up means gaining experience, not completely changing overnight.
b)
The years of a person’s life go by quickly so you should try to remember everything, even if it’s a bad memory.
c)
We can’t always have happy birthdays.
10.
10. Why does Rachel say, “everybody will sing happy birthday, only it’s too late”?
a)
Because she wanted a balloon and she got a sweater.
b)
Because her birthday has been ruined.
c)
Because she doesn’t want to hear anyone else sing to her.
11.
11. The entire story takes place in ____________________.
a)
Rachel's house
b)
Rachel's classroom
c)
Phyllis Lopez's house
12.
12. Rachel tells her ___________________________ that it is okay to cry like you are three.
a)
sister
b)
mama
c)
papa
13.
13.________________ tells the class that the sweater belongs to Rachel.
a)
Felice Garcia
b)
Mrs. Price
c)
Rachel's mama
14.
14. According to Rachel the ___________________ (color) sweater is ugly with plastic buttons and a collar and sleeves stretched out like a ____________________________________________.
a)
"pink" and "thing of string cheese"
b)
"red" and "jump rope"
c)
"black" and "handful of slime"
15.
15. Rachel says the sweater smells like ______________.
a)
cottage cheese
b)
a skunk
c)
a dirty diaper
16.
16. Rachel compares life to an onion, stacking dolls, and ______________________.
a)
a layer cake
b)
a runaway balloon
c)
rings inside a tree trunk
17.
17. After Rachel is thoroughly embarrassed, ____________________________________ claims the sweater as her own.
a)
Mrs. Price
b)
her mama
c)
Felice Garcia
18.
18. Rachel says that you are also ____________________________________________ when you are eleven.
a)
ten
b)
three
c)
all of the above
19.
19. After Rachel pushes the sweater to the edge of her desk, Mrs. Price makes her _________________________________.
a)
go to the principal's office
b)
put it on
c)
fold it neatly
20.
20. At the end of the story, Rachel wishes she was ______________ so the day would be far away and she would know what to say to Mrs. Price.
a)
102
b)
25
c)
200
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