Vocabulary
A farms crops are its
A. tools
B. animals
C. workers
D. plants
D. plants
Who was Cesar named after?
A. his mother
B. his cousin
C. his father
D. his grandfather
D. his grandfather
Which sentence has correct punctuation?
A. Three girls were picked Selena, Maria, and Deb.
B. There girls were: picked Selena, Maria, and Deb.
C. Three girls were picked: Selena, Maria, and Deb.
D. none of the above
C. Three girls were picked: Selena, Maria, and Deb.
Why were the 1930's a bad time in the United States?
It was the Great Depression. Many people had no jobs or money.
Which homophone pair best completes this sentence?We asked our ________ to go to the ____
A. boarder/border
B. root/route
C. assistants/assistance
D. guest/guessed
A. boarder/border
Why did Cesar's family move so much?
A. They hope to find a better school for their children
B. They wanted to see more of America
C. They had to visit more family.
D. They went where there was work
D. They went where there was work
What is the correct way to combine these two sentences?
A. Mom folded the clothes and Dad put them away.
B. Mom folded the clothes Dad put them away.
C. Mom folded the clothes, and Dad put them away.
D. all of the above
C. Mom folded the clothes, and Dad put them away.
Why did Cesario Chavez move his family out of Mexico?
He had been very poor and wanted his family to have a better life
The president awarded the U.S Medal of Freedom to Chavez after his death. Awarded means that he....
A. turned Chavez into a soldier
B. wanted Chavez to stop striking
C. gave Chavez a special honor.
D. asked Chavez some questions
C. gave Chavez a special honor
What did Cesar do during World War ll?
A. He went to school
B. He worked in a factory
C. He joined the Navy
D. He worked on a farm
C. He joined the Navy
In which sentence is the conjunction slanted?
A. Pat is not here, but her brother is.
B. Pat is not here, but her brother is.
C. Pat is not here, but her brother is.
A. but
How was Librado Chavez's life different from his father's?
Cesario just worked on farms and Librado opened a store as well as having a farm.
Chavez asked grape pickers to strike. If you strike, you....
A. do a poor job
B. stop work
C. find work
D. look for work.
B. stop work
How did Cesar Chavez become a hero?
A. He opened a school for Mexican-American children
B. He fought in an important World War ll battle
C. He freed Mexican Americans from migrant work on farms
D. He became a labor union leader
D. He became a labor union leader
In which sentence is the adverb slanted?
A. Mom cut the pie carefully.
B. Mom cut the pie carefully.
C. Mom cut the pie carefully.
C. carefully
Why did Chavez ask people to boycott grapes?
He hoped a boycott would help the farm workers get treated better and paid more.
It may have weakened Chavez. Weakened means...
A. he grew more popular
B. he learned a lesson
C. he changed his mind
D he became less strong
D. he became less strong
Which of these might have caused Cesar Chavez's death?
A. a boycott he led
B. a farm accident
C. a war battle
D. a hunger strike
D. a hunger strike
Which sentence has correct capitalization and punctuation?
A. Finn asked, "can you come to my house?"
B. Finn asked, "Can you come to my house?"
C. Finn asked, Can you come to "my house?"
B. Finn asked, "Can you come to my house?"
Why does the author compare Chavez to Martin Luther King, Jr?
The author wanted to show that both of the men wanted to make a better life for all people.