Vocabulary
country:
-Is an area that has its own laws and government.
-Is a place where people go to be safe or to find shelter.
Is an area that has its own laws and government.
culture:
-Is when you come to live in a country that is not where you were born.
-Is a way a group of people live: their ideas, their customs, and their traditions.
Is a way a group of people live: their ideas, their customs, and their traditions.
Why do Amada’s parents decide to move to Los Angeles?
-Amada’s mother thinks the weather will be better there.
-Amada’s father plans to find work there.
Amada’s father plans to find work there.
Where does the family stay while Amada’s father is in Los Angeles?
-With relatives in Mexicali.
-With some friends.
With relatives in Mexicali.
When Amada first learns about her family’s plan to move, she feels ______.
worried or excited
worried
employment:
-Is a change from one situation to another.
-Is a work someone does to earn money.
Is a work someone does to earn money.
education:
-Is a way a group of people live: their ideas, their customs, and their traditions.
-Is all the knowledge and skills someone has learned.
Is all the knowledge and skills someone has learned.
Amada’s grandmother gives her a journal to ________________.
-write letters to her family back in Mexico
-help her remember her language and culture
help her remember her language and culture
Who is Amada’s best friend in Mexico?
-Michi
-Lupe
Michi
Read the sentence. Mamá and Papá keep talking about all the opportunities we’ll have in California. The word opportunities means ________.
-interesting jobs
-good chances
good chances
opportunity:
-Is a good chance to do something.
-Is a change from one situation to another.
Is a good chance to do something.
immigration:
-Is when you come to live in a country that is not where you were born.
-To change words and ideas from one language to the other.
Is when you come to live in a country that is not where you were born.
Who is the narrator of the story?
-Nana
-Amada
Amada
Where is Amada's family moving?
-Los Angeles
-Mexicali
Los Angeles
What vocabulary word best describes Amada's move from Mexico to the United States?
-transition
-culture
transition
refuge:
-Is an area that has its own laws and government.
-Is a place where people go to be safe or to find shelter.
Is a place where people go to be safe or to find shelter.
symbol:
-Is something that stands for something else.
-Is a change from one situation to another.
Is something that stands for something else.
What did Amada's Papa send his family in the mail?
-Money
-Green Cards
Green Cards
How do Amada's brothers react to the family moving?
-They are scared of losing their friends.
-They are excited about moving to the United States.
They are excited about moving to the United States.
What does Amada find at the park to remind her of her friendship with her best friend?
-a heart-shaped stone
-a beautiful flower
a heart-shaped stone
transition:
-To change words and ideas from one language to the other.
-Is a change from one situation to another.
Is a change from one situation to another.
translate:
-To change words and ideas from one language to the other.
-Is an area that has its own laws and government.
To change words and ideas from one language to the other.
The author's purpose for writing this selection was to __________ .
-share with readers what it is like to make such a big move
-give information about crossing the border into the United States
share with readers what it is like to make such a big move
Why does the rest of the family stay behind while Amada’s father goes ahead to California?
-Amada and her brothers have to finish the school year in Mexico.
-The mother and children have to wait to get green cards because they were not born in the United States.
The mother and children have to wait to get green cards because they were not born in the United States.
From the details in this story, you can tell that Amada’s brothers are ______.
-naughty and lively
-sad and shy
naughty and lively