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Which quotation supports the inference that Margarita’s mother put others before herself?
C. “Her mamá had to leave for a job in the United States to help pay for his medicine and to make money for the family.” (paragraph 3)
SKill: Summarizing
What is the strategy?
Somebody, Wanted, But, So
Skill: Compare and Contrast
What is the strategy?
CES (characters, events, setting)
How were Margarita and her mother similar?
C. They both danced at the festival.
Which choice provides a summary of the passage?
D. Margarita was chosen to perform in a special festival. She was disappointed when her mother had to go to the United States to work and could not see her perform. However, Margarita’s mother ended up seeing a picture of her daughter in the newspaper shaking the president’s hand.
Skill: Illustration
What is the strategy?
PTQ (picture, tone, quote)
What does the word assured mean as it is used in paragraph 25?
D. comforted; calmed
Strategy: Background knowledge + Text Evidence
What is the skill?
Making Inference
What does RTT stand for?
Refer to Text
How do paragraphs 1-4 contribute to the overall structure of the passage?
A. They establish the conflict that the main character faces.
Skill: Narrator's Point of View
What is the strategy?
NEN (Narrator speaking, Evidence of narrator's point of view, and Narrator perspective
Strategy: CPSM
What is the skill?
Theme
How does the third-person point of view influence how events are described?
B. It helps the reader understand Margarita’s actions and feelings about performing at the festival.
Strategy: IDEAS
What is the skill?
Context Clues
Skill: Comparing and Contrasting Text
What is the strategy?
Genre and Topic