My Diary From Here To There Weekly Test
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- 1.What does the word opportunities mean in the sentence? Amada decides one of her opportunities is to write a book about her journey.
- A.
Good chances
- B.
Interesting jobs
- C.
New experiences
- D.
Entertaining hobbies
- 2.What does the word border mean in the sentence? The border between Mexico and the United States stretches from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico.
- A.
A state
- B.
A long river
- C.
A mountain range
- D.
A line between places
- 3.What does the word overheard mean in the sentence? While in her bedroom, Amada overheard her parents talking about their plans to move the family.
- A.
Listen without people knowing
- B.
Listen to only half of the conversation
- C.
Listen but soon forget what was said
- D.
D. listen without understanding what was said
- 4.Who does Amada live with at the beginning of the passage?
- A.
Her mother, her aunt, and five of her cousins
- B.
Her mother, her father, and five brothers
- C.
Her father and her grandmother
- D.
Five brothers
- 5.
- A.
Amada wants to see her grandparents more often.
- B.
Amada’s father intends to find work there.
- C.
Amada wants to publish her journal there.
- D.
The weather is better there.
- 6.Where does the family stay while Amada’s father looks for work in Los Angeles?
- A.
With their friends
- B.
In a rented apartment
- C.
In their house in Juárez
- D.
With their relatives in Mexicali
- 7.Which of these BEST describes why Amada’s grandmother gives her a new journal as a parting gift?
- A.
To keep her culture and language alive in her diary and in her heart
- B.
To finish all her homework assignments while traveling
- C.
to use the pages for letters she wants to send
- D.
to get away from her
- 8.Which of these is MOST LIKELY true about Amada’s feelings when she finds out that she is moving?
- A.
She feels angry.
- B.
She feels scared.
- C.
She feels excited.
- D.
She feels unconcerned.
- 9.
- A.
She uses the rock to keep her diary closed.
- B.
Both the rock and her diary are shaped like a heart.
- C.
The rock and her diary help her remember her life in Juárez.
- D.
She keeps the rock to distract her brothers while she writes in her diary.
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