My Favorite Questions
Which word from the surrounding sentences helps the reader understand the meaning of the word whimpering in paragraph 139?
trembling
Which statement best describes the narrator’s internal conflict in the story?
Who am I?
The purpose of the footnote in Part 2 of the article is to —
Explain an idiom.
(Unknown) Read these sentences from paragraph 12. "They think we're Americans now. And maybe we are! Maybe we don't belong there anymore after all." What causes the father to make this statement?
Class President acts like the dad thinks he is better than everyone because he is now American.
How can you correct this sentence or is it already correct?
The emergency van from the pizza store drive around town warning people of the hurricane.
The emergency van from the pizza store drives around town warning people of the hurricane.
Which words from paragraph 266 help the reader know what kak horosho means?
Put the following in order.
1. The family members become American citizens.
2. The narrator’s father takes them to the beach to remember Panamá.
3. The narrator explains the story of when his family left Panamá.
4. The narrator’s father finds out how his high school classmates feel about him leaving Panamá.
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What structure does the video primarily use?
Compare and Contrast
(Chaperone) Which phrase from the selection conveys Maya’s father’s anger when he sees her with Daniel?
He roared in front of me
What are the prepositional phrases in the following sentence?
The red maple leaves from the school turns red,yellow,and orange in the autumn.
from the school
in the autumn.
Read the sentence from paragraph 140 of the selection. I lay my head back against the seat and closed my eyes, squeezing them shut, and took myself far away until I was safe on the bars at the beautiful gymnastics meet in the sky. What does this sentence suggest?
She is trying to get away.
Which sentence from the selection best represents its main message?
“We moved here because it was supposed to be safer! Where can we go after this?”
What is the main message of the video?
Students who are ELLs might struggle, but can be successful if teachers know about what is going on with them.
(Unknown) As used in paragraph 25, what does the word recruit mean?
To join up
What are the prepositional phrases in the following sentence?
A box of cookies was left on the steps until Mr. Shlankenbip found them and ate them.
of cookies
on the steps
What is Maya’s motivation for misinterpreting Nurzhan’s principal’s words?
She is scared what her dad's reaction will be.
Which sentence from paragraphs 1 to 5 foreshadows that the family will not return to Panamá?
And before they knew it, we had a life here.
What ae the three most likely reasons the film was produced?
1. Increase knowledge
2. How they got here.
3. Compare to American kids.
(Chaperone) What is an example of themes that are reinforced throughout the story?
Family is important
Children of immigrants understand American culture better than their parents do.
How do you correct the sentence? Or is it correct already?
Many a secret of the universe have yet to be discovered.
Many a secret of the universe has yet to be discovered.
Why does Maya’s brother most likely help her get permission to go to the Spring Fling?
He wants to help because she helped him.
What lesson does the narrator learn when his family goes to the beach?
American isn't so bad even if you miss your old home.
Read this sentence from a student’s summary of the video.
The students in the program share their experiences which are often difficult with American students.
What is the most effective way to revise this sentence?
The students in the program share their experiences, which are often difficult, with American students.
(Common Bond)
The purpose of both the video and the article is to —
Show you the experiences of immigrant students.
Identify all prepositional phrases in the following sentence.
The kittens on the windowsill watches the birds as they wait for their dinner.
on the windowsill
for their dinner.