My Name Is Maria Isabel Review
- 1.Why isn't Maria Isabel going to be in the pageant?
- A.
She doesn't hear very well.
- B.
She can't sing.
- C.
Her teacher calls her the wrong name and she doesn't hear it.
- D.
She just doesn't want to be in it.
- 2.What does Maria Isabel learn about solving problems?
- A.
You should not tell others your problems.
- B.
It is helpful to keep your problems to yourself.
- C.
You should pretend you have no problems.
- D.
It helps to ask others for advice with your problems.
- 3.At the beginning of the story, what activities are taking place in Maria Isabel's classroom?
- A.
The students are sharing information on winter holidays and preparing for the Winter Pageant.
- B.
The class is reading Charlotte's Web.
- C.
Maria Isabel is writing an essay about her greatest wish.
- D.
The class is learning songs about Hannukah.
- 4.What differences does Maria Isabel see between her problems and that of Wilbur the pig?
- A.
They have the same problem.
- B.
Maria Isabel knows she will solve her problem and Wilbur will not.
- C.
Wilbur's problems seem worse but he will probably solve them because he is a character in a story.
- D.
Maria's problems are much worse than Wilbur's problems.
- 5.How do Maria Isabel's parents show they care about her?
- A.
They always buy her new things.
- B.
They say it's ok if she doesn't sing in the pageant.
- C.
They say they will talk to the teacher about calling Maria Isabel the wrong name.
- D.
They plan to leave work early and bring rice and beans to the pageant.
- 6.Why doesn't Maria Isabel tell her parents the truth?
- A.
Maria Isabel always lies about her problems.
- B.
She doesn't want to disappoint them.
- C.
They will ground her if they find out.
- D.
Her parents don't really care about the pageant.
- 7.At first, Maria Isabel wrote that her "Greatest Wish" was to--
- A.
Build a snowoman
- B.
Get good grades
- C.
Be called Maria Isabel
- D.
Visit her grandfather
- 8.The teacher asked Maria Isabel to--
- A.
Show the class the pretty Christmas card she received from her cousin
- B.
Lead the class in the Hannukah song
- C.
Read her essay aloud to the class
- D.
Bring her grandmother to class someday
- 9.Why do you think Maria Isabel feels that she is “caught in a sticky, troublesome spider’s web of her own”?
- A.
Because she has met too many people at her new school.
- B.
By choosing to keep silent when her name is changed in class and she does not get a part in the pageant.
- C.
She chooses to tell the teacher her real name so that everyone will call her Maria.
- D.
Because she has tried out for a part in the pageant.
- 10.Why is Charlotte’s Web so important to Maria Isabel?
- A.
It was her favorite book at her old school.
- B.
Maria Isabel is so bored that she wants to read Charlotte’s Web.
- C.
Maria Isabel is feeling sorry for herself and identifies with Wilbur’s situation.
- D.
Maria Isabel is feeling so happy that she wants to share the story with everyone.
- 11.What book helps Maria Isabel with her problems?
- A.
Charlotte's Web
- B.
My Greatest Wish
- C.
One Little Candle, Two Little Candles
- D.
The lyics to the Hannukah song
- 12.The teacher surprises Maria Isabel at the end of the story by ______.
- A.
Giving her a pinata as a gift
- B.
Letting her go home early
- C.
Asking her to be in the pageant
- D.
Telling her parents the truth about Maria Isabel
- 13.Why does Maria Isabel decide not to write about having a part in the pageant?
- A.
Her greatest wish is to build a snowman.
- B.
She doesn't really want to be in the pageant.
- C.
Even though she would like to be in the pageant, she realizes it's not her greatest wish.
- D.
Maria Isabel realizes her greatest wish is to help Wilbut the pig.
- 14.What two things does Maria Isabel want? How does she get them?
- A.
She wants it to snow and to be called by her name. She tells her parents to call her teacher.
- B.
She wants to be in the pageant and to be called by her name. She talks to the teacher after school.
- C.
She wants to be in the pageant and to finish her AR book. She writes her teacher a letter.
- D.
She wants to be in the pageant and to be called by her name. She writes an essay explaining how she feels
- 15.How do you know that the teacher does not mean to hurt Maria Isabel's feelings and is sorry for her mistake?
- A.
The teacher tells Maria Isabel that she is sorry.
- B.
The teacher writes Maria a note telling her that she can be in the pageant.
- C.
After she read Maria Isabel's essay, she calls her by her real name and invites her to lead a song
- 16.Which best describes Maria Isabel?
- A.
Curious
- B.
Adventurous
- C.
Outgoing
- D.
Shy
- 17.What genre is is this story?
- A.
Fantasy
- B.
Realistic fiction
- C.
Poem
- D.
Folk tale
- 18.Maria Isabel does not tell her parents the truth about singing in the play because.....
- A.
She often lies to her parents
- B.
She doesn't want to disappoint them
- C.
She was too busy eating her soup
- D.
They can't come to the play anyways
- 19.What was Maria’s main problem in this story?
- A.
She didn’t have any friends at her new school.
- B.
The teacher didn’t call her Maria Isabel Salazar Lopez.
- C.
She didn’t tell her parents the truth about not being in the Winter Pageant.
- D.
She couldn’t remember the words to the song, “The Candles of Hanukkah”.
- 20.Based on the details in the story, which qualities best describe Maria’s father?
- A.
Quiet and shy
- B.
Sad and disappointed
- C.
Busy and selfish
- D.
Loving and encouraging
- 21.Which sentence from the selection is an opinion?
- A.
The barrettes were shaped like butterflies.
- B.
Maria Isabel just kept looking down at her desk.
- C.
Look at the pretty Christmas card I got.
- D.
She took a deep breath and began to sing.
- 22.In what way are Maria and Wilbur the pig alike?
- A.
Both characters were looking forward to Christmas dinner
- B.
Both are characters in the book Charlotte’s Web.
- C.
Both characters enjoy singing.
- D.
Both characters have a problem that needs to be solved
- 23.How do you think her father would have reacted if Maria had not sung in the pageant?
- A.
He would have been understanding and talked it over with Maria.
- B.
He would have been angry with Maria.
- C.
He would have been upset with the teacher for calling her Mary.
- D.
He would have laughed about the whole situation.
- 24.Why does Maria not want to be called Mary Lopez?
- A.
She doesn't think it is a pretty name.
- B.
Mary Lopez is her mother’s name.
- C.
She is proud of her real name and wants to be called it.
- D.
There is another girl in the class with that same name.
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