Vocabulary
What does the word harvest mean?
Store
Refrigerator
Crops that were gathered
Neighborhood restaurant
Crops that were gathered
The knife was dull and would not cut.
boring
not sharp
very sharp
not exciting
not sharp
The reader could conclude that Juan felt—
-----sad when his father did not leave him any land
-----happy when his father did not leave him any land
-----excited when his father did not leave him any land
-----angry at the zanate birds when his father did not
leave him any land
sad when his father did not leave him any land
Juan could be described as—
-----sad
-----noisy
-----hard-working
-----discouraged
hard-working
What does the word ashamed mean?
working on
happy about
comfortable with
uncomfortable with
Uncomfortable with
The doctor asked Russell to step on the scale.
balance
series of musical notes
machine that tells weight
parts that cover the body of a fish
machine that tells weight
The zanate birds thought of Juan as their friend because he—
-----ignored them
-----sang to them
-----chose to name himself after them
-----spent time under the tree where they lived
spent time under the tree where they lived
When Juan fed some seeds to the zanate birds he was doing something—
----smart
----crazy
----foolish
----selfish
smart
What does the word borders mean?
Edges
center
corners
other side
edges
I watched the toy boats sink in the swimming pool.
Float
Go underwater
To win against someone
A basin that holds water
Go underwater
Who gave Juan the name Juan Zanate?
----Juan
----The birds
----His brothers
----The people in the town
The people in the town
Don Tobias thought Juan would—
-----be a great farmer
-----fail at making things grow
-----feed all of his seeds to the birds
-----cheat him after borrowing his land
fail at making things grow
What does the word advice mean?
gifts
punishments
food and drinks
opinions about what to do
opinions about what to do
Peter was trying to stall when the teacher asked for his homework.
delay
a small room
stop suddenly
a booth or table
delay
When did Juan plant his seeds?
-----After the birds told him to move the weeds
-----Before he visited Don Tobias
-----After the shop owner told him to sweep his floor
-----Before Grandpa Chon let Juan use his land
After the shop owner told him to sweep his floor
What did the other farmers think about Juan keeping his weeds in his field?
---They thought it was too much work.
---They thought it was a smart thing to do.
---They thought Juan’s plants would grow.
---They thought Juan was making a big mistake.
They thought Juan was making a big mistake.
What does the word separate mean?
smash
break up
put together
throw in the air
break up
Of all her pupils, the teacher talked with Denise the most.
Students
Teachers
Parts of an eye
Stages in an insect's life
students
How does the reader know that Juan had a good harvest?
----He told the birds.
----He told the townspeople.
----He came to town with his weeds.
----He came to town with many wonderful vegetables.
He came to town with many wonderful vegetables.
At the end of the story, the people in the town were—
----sad for Juan
----tired of Juan
----learning from Juan
----wanting to learn Juan’s secrets
wanting to learn Juan’s secrets