Vocab
magnificent
great, wonderful
What does "eyes lit up" mean in p.5?
She is excited
What is Rosa's main feeling about visiting the city in section 1?
She is excited to see all the famous things in the city.
Main idea of part 1
Maria visits the city and enjoys her visit initially but not at the end
What happens when you use PASS?
YOU PASS!
Bourough
What does "Spewing exhaust fumes" in p. 8 mean?
They were coming out all over
What does paragraph 1 reveal about Rosa?
She wants to move to the city
Main idea of part 2
Ernesto visits the country and does not like it
What does Preview tell us?
The type of text, how much time we should spend, what type of questions we may see.
ridiculous
crazy
Which inference can be drawn from the description of the quarry in paragraph 16?
It is too deep to swim in/creepy
What can we infer about Tia Marias feelings of the city in P.6
She does not like the city (like Mrs. Kimel!)
Main problem in paragraph 13?
Ernesto is worried about hiking a mountain because it is not flat
why do we annotate or squish questions?
To make sure you understand them, remember them, and can look at them quickly as you read.
limousine
long, fancy car
Read this sentence from the selection.
“The streets were jammed with noisy traffic spewing exhaust fumes, and people sometimes shoved and bumped into us on the sidewalks.”
What does word spewing mean as it is used in this sentence?
spilling out, coming out
Which paragraph best develops the theme that people are comfortable with what they know and uncomfortable with what is unfamiliar?
P.8, 10,21
How does Ernesto feel about swimming in the quarry?
he was worried that it had no bottom
Why do we have to Show Evidence?
So we know what the right answer is and can match it to our answer choices/ avoid trick questions.
Guggenheim (p.5)
a place or building in NYC
(it is a museum!)
Read this sentence from paragraph 8 of the selection.
“Everything went downhill quickly after that.”
What does the phrase “went downhill quickly” mean in this sentence?
The events got worse
Describe the difference in Rosa’s and Ernesto’s perspectives?
Rosa thinks the city is better than her country home. Ernesto thinks the country is boring and he does not wish to return.
What is the overall point of the passage?
That different places and types of life have different challenges and different ways of life
What does each letter in PASS stand for?
Preview the text
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