Pepita Talks Twice
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This quiz will let me know how well you understood the story we read this week: Pepita Talks Twice. There will be some multiple choice and some short answer questions. Good Luck!
- 1.
- A.
She likes to talk in English and Spanish.
- B.
She likes to hear herself speak in both languages.
- C.
She helps people who only speak one of those languages.
- D.
She brags.
- 2.What do you think the author means when she says that "deep inside her Pepita's grumble grew?"
- A.
She was getting happier and happier.
- B.
She was getting angrier and angrier.
- C.
She was incredibly hungry.
- 3.Why did Pepita want to get home before her brother Juan?
- A.
She wanted to teach her dog to fetch a ball.
- B.
She wanted to be the first to get a snack after school.
- C.
Because she loves her mom so much and wanted to give her a hug.
- 4.Which of Pepita's family members seemed the most angry about her not speaking Spanish anymore?
- A.
Mom
- B.
Juan
- C.
Dad
- D.
Abuelita
- 5.Why does Pepita decide to stop speaking twice?
- A.
She is tired of saying things twice.
- B.
She doesn't like to speak Spanish.
- C.
She wants to make her family mad.
- 6.Why does Pepita get mad when her dog doesn't come when she calls it?
- A.
She is calling the dog "Wolf" when it's name is Lobo so the dog doesn't respond.
- B.
The dog just doesn't like her.
- C.
Her brother has trained it to ignore her.
- 7.Does Pepita realize that talking in 2 languages isn't so bad at the end of the story?
- A.
YES
- B.
NO
- 8.After reading the story, what do you think is the best part of speaking two languages?
- 9.Why does Pepita's brother laugh at her when she says that she isn't going to speak Spanish anymore? Give a few specific examples!
- 10.What do the words "abuelita" and "lobo" mean in Spanish?
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