Verb Tenses
Boys and girls at the Spring Fling (dance /dances) to the music.
dance
What is Maya’s motivation for misinterpreting Nurzhan’s principal’s words?
1.She dislikes the principal.
2.She wants to leave the office quickly.
3.She is afraid of what her father will do to her brother.
4.She thinks the principal is making too big a deal about the fight.
3. She is afraid of what her father will do to her brother.
The word stunned comes from the Latin word tonare, which means “to thunder.” Which two words are synonyms for stunned as it is used in paragraph 10?
F Astonished
G Amazed
H Confused
J Bewildered
K Overwhelmed
F Astonished
J Bewildered
Nurzhan (has been/ have been) in a fight with another boy.
has been
The boys in the fight (shove/ shoves) each other.
shove
Why does Maya’s brother most likely help her get permission to go to the Spring Fling?
A He wants to go have fun himself.
B He thinks Maya needs to have fun.
C He wants to help her since she helped him get out of trouble.
D He feels sorry for her because she has to do so much extra work.
C He wants to help her since she helped him get out of trouble.
The cab driver needed to have his dispatcher
tell him where to pick up his next passenger
Nurzhan and Ossie (have been/ has been) in a fight.
Students on the gymnastic team (practice, practices) after school.
practice
Which phrase from the selection conveys Maya’s father’s anger when he sees her with Daniel?
F I ran to the cab
G splintered into a million pieces
H glistening dark leather jacket
J roared in front of me
J roared in front of me
The sounds of the scuffle alerted me to the fact that...
two boys were fighting in the school yard.
The kids in Maya’s class were/ was nice.
were
A stack of papers (was / were) lying on the teacher’s desk.
was
Which sentence expresses the turning point of Maya and Nurzhan’s relationship after the dance?
A They are mad at each other.
B They do not like their parents.
C They had so much fun at the dance.
D They realize they really love each other.
D They realize they really love each other.
If you are sponsoring someone, what are you doing for them?
Pledging ( sponsor even comes from this Latin word)
While she cleaned houses, the other girls on the gymnastic team (were/ was) practicing.
were