Making Inferences/Context Clues
Terry was at school. He left his classroom to pay for his school lunch. As he left the classroom, he put his money in his pocket. When Terry got to the lunchroom to pay for his lunch, he didn’t have any money. Terry lost his money because ___________________
What is Terry had a hole in his pocket?
From the poem Elena...
You are never too old to learn.
Never let anyone stop you from achieving your goals.
Your motivation will help you to succeed.
What is the THEME of the poem "Elena?"
Which of the following lines best supports the answer to Question 3?
14 My oldest said, “Mamá, he doesn’t want you
15 to be smarter than he is.” I’m forty,
16 embarrassed at mispronouncing words,
17 embarrassed at the laughter of my children,
18 the grocer, the mailman. Sometimes I take
19 my English book and lock myself in the
bathroom,
What are lines 18 and 19, “Sometimes I take / my English book and lock myself in the bathroom”?
The following passage (lines 12–13) mainly suggests that the speaker’s husband _________ .
I bought a book to learn English.
My husband frowned, drank more beer.
What is he doesn’t care as much about learning to speak English?
The text titled Margaret Burke-White: Fearless Photographer shows how she shaped the art of photography and the profession of photojournalism and showed that women photographers could travel all over the world and work alongside men in dangerous situations.
What is women should not be afraid to do things that have never been done?
The speaker believes that her Spanish “isn’t good enough” (line 1) most likely because she can no longer communicate effectively with her children.
Which of the following lines from the poem best supports the above statement?
8 Now my children go to American high schools. 9 They speak English. At night they sit around 10 the kitchen table, laugh with one another.
11 I stand at the stove and feel dumb, alone.
12 I bought a book to learn English.
What is "I stand at the stove and feel dumb, alone"?
The speaker locks herself in the bathroom to practice English mainly because _______ .
What is she wants to escape any possible distractions from her husband and their children?
The word deaf means _______ in this sentence.
21 for if I stop trying, I will be deaf
22 when my children need my help.
What is I will not understand?