"The Circuit"
"The Astronaut"
Vocabulary
Compare and Contrast
Vocabulary
100

In the story, when the school bus drives by Panchito, Roberto, and Papa, Papa tells the boys to do this.

What is run away and hide? 

100

For many years, when Jose Hernandez applied to be an astronaut, this happened. 

What is he was rejected many times? 

100

This word means, "to continue doing something despite difficulty"

What is perseverance? 

100

Jose Hernandez and Panchito come from a family of migrant farm workers. This is a ________ between the two stories.

What is a comparison or similarity? 

100

This word means, "unsure, slow to act or speak because of some sort of doubt or uncertainty."

What is hesitantly?

200

Mr. Lema asks Panchito to do this on his first day of school. 

What is read from an English book? 

200

This inspired Hernandez's childhood interest in space. 

What is watching the Moon landing on TV?

200

This word means, "to succeed in achieving something."

What is attain? 

200

Hernandez and Panchito are interested in education. This is a ________ between the two stories.

What is a comparison or similarity? 

200

This word means, "to do something with excitement or eagerness." 

What is enthusiastically? 

300

The one constant thing that Panchito has in his life is this. 

What is Panchito's family? 

300

Hernandez's foundation in California wants to give this to first-generation students. 

What is tutoring and scholarships? 

300

This word means, "making a certain situation or outcome possible or favorable"

What is conducive? 

300

Hernandez grows up to be an astronaut but Panchito's future is unknown. This is a ________ between the two stories.

What is a contrast or difference? 

300

This word means, "to do something without thinking, automatically."

What is instinctively? 

400

Papa does this before purchasing the carcanchita. 

What is inspects it carefully? 

400

People like Hernandez need this from others to achieve their goals.

What is encouragement or support? 

400

This word means, "unsure, slow to act or speak because of some sort of doubt or uncertainty."

What is hesitantly? 

400

Hernandez and Panchito face adversity when they go to school because they do not know much English. This is a ________ between the two stories.

What is a comparison or similarity. 

400

This word means, "making a certain situation or outcome possible or favorable"

What is conducive? 
500
Although Panchito must do farm work, what he really wants to do is this. 

What is go to school? 

500

Hernandez's family moving to Stockton, California and staying there permanently gave Hernandez the stability to be able to do this.  

What is focus on school? 

500

This word means, "to do something without thinking, automatically."

What is instinctively? 

500

Jose Hernandez's family settles in one place while Panchito's family continues to migrate for farm work. This is a ________ between the two stories.

What is a contrast or difference? 

500

This word means, "to continue doing something despite difficulty"

What is perseverence?