ELA Vocab
Story Vocab
The Banana Tree
The Medicine Bag
La Princesa
100

What is the time or place where the story takes place? 

Summary


100

Which word means "troubled or in great pain" 

A) Inspire

B) Attribute

C) Tormented

D) Straggled

C) Tormented

100

What is the setting? 

Jamaica, modern day

100

Who is Martin embarrassed by at the start of the story? 

His Grandpa

100

Why does Leidy move all the time? 

Her mom is looking for work.

200

What is a message or moral of the story? 

theme

200

Which word means physical or mental exhaustion? 

Frail

Sheepishly

Fatigue

Induce

Fatigue

200

Why does Gustas want to save his tree? 

So he can sell bananas and buy shoes


200

True or False: When Martin's friends finally meet Grandpa, Martin feels proud. 

True

200

Make a prediction about what happens after the story ends. 

Mileidy goes to the quince or she doesn't.

300

What is the main problem in a story called? 

conflict

300

Which word means continuing for a long time? 


Persistent


300

What is the major conflict of the story? 

Hurricane/ Gustas has no shoes

300

Why does Grandpa collapse or faint? 

heat exhaustion 

300

Name 4 characters in the story

Mileidy

Ms. Yoli the secretary

Mr. Puentes the Principal

Brittany the Student Ambassador

Mileidy's mom

Mileidy's Aunt

400

Which point of view uses pronouns like I, my, and we?

First person

400

What does rumpled mean? 

Wrinkled or crumpled

400

What does Gustas's dad realize at the end? 

He should get Gustas the things that he needs and treat him better. 

400

Name 1 thing that is inside the medicine bag. 

Sage

Rocks

part of a tea kettle

400

What does Mileidy do when adults ask her difficult questions? 

Makes them laugh or uses old slang to change the subject. 

500

Write a Somebody, wanted, but, so, then, summary about La Princesa, Mileidy Dominguez

Mileidy wanted to stop moving around, but her mom needed a job, so she had to go to another new school. So, she tried to stay low-key and not make friends. Then, she was invited to a quince. 

500

This movie is so boring it will __________ sleep in minutes!

Induce

500

What genre is the story? 

Realistic fiction/ adventure

500

What is the theme of the story? 

Be proud of who you are and your culture. 

500

Who does Mileidy like to impersonate when she says 


“Bendiciones para todos y que Dios me los bendiga a todos y que reciban de mi paz, mucha paz – pero sobre todo – mucho, mucho amor!”

Walter Mercado, a famous Puerto Rican Astrologist

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