"Room to Grow"
Who is the narrator of this story?
Kiku Sato
In "Sharing Cultures", Kadir Nelson shared his culture by painting ---.
a. Native Americans
b. Korean Americans
c. African Americans
c. African Americans
Who is Nokomis?
Peter's grandmother
What is a biography?
a. a personal life of someone
b. a made up story
c. a narrative written by the person himself/herself
a. a personal life of someone's
Who is this text about?
Thomas Edison
The main character of this story moved from which country to which country?
She moved from Japan to the United States.
In "Sharing Cultures", Pat Mora shared her culture by writing books in which two languages?
English and Spanish
How does Peter's feeling change after getting advice from her grandmother?
a. Relieved
b. Nervous
c. Unhappy
a. Relieved
What did people in the past use to wipe the windshields?
They used onions.
What is the genre of this text?
Biography
Why does the main character's family build an indoor garden?
Their house had no yard.
In "Sharing Cultures", Pat Mora was a --- who spoke two languages.
bilingual
Peter has to do a presentation in school about what?
About his family tradition
What was Mary Anderson's invention?
Windshield wiper
What did people use before they had electricity?
They used gas.
What is the genre of this text?
a. fantasy
b. personal narrative
c. biography
b. personal narrative
What does the author describe tradition as glue?
To show her strong feeling towards traditions.
According to Nokomis, why is the dream catcher called the 'dream catcher'?
It catches bad dreams and gives you good dreams instead.
What was a problem that people had because they didn't have windshield wipers?
The traffic was slow because the drivers had to keep hopping off and on the car. It was dangerous and difficult to drive in bad weathers.
What did this inventor invent?
He invented an electric light bulb.
Summarize this story in one sentence.
In "Family Traditions", what is one thing that the three traditions have in common? (one similarity)
Families (or family members) gather together.
What is Peter's plan for his presentation?
It's to show his class how to make a dream catcher.
What was the effect of Mary Anderson's invention?
Driving became safer and easier. The traffic improved.