The Circuit

Panchito's family moves whenever

• their money runs out.
• the work becomes too hard.
• they get tired of living in one place.
• they need to find more crops to pick.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Panchito's parents do not send him to school until November because

• the weather is too hot.
• they do not think he can learn.
• they need his help in earning money.
• they believe that school is a waste of time.

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the MOST LIKELY reason that Mr. Lerna  says he will help Panchito with reading and teach him to play the trumpet?

• He is a kind man who enjoys teaching.
• He will get paid extra for doing more work.
• He thinks it will make the principal happy.
• He wants to keep Panchito busy and out of trouble.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

What can you tell about Panchito from the things he does on his first day of school?

• He get homesick easily.
• He can read very well for a sixth grader.
• He makes friends more easily than most children.
• He is more independent than many children his age.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

The story suggests that 

• Panchito really wants an education.
• Panchito enjoys having time away from school.
• Panchito likes to move from place to place.
• Panchito wants to be a farmer someday.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

If you are savoring something, you are

• fearing it.
• enjoying it.
• carrying it.
• reading it.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

That night I could not sleep.

I lay in bed thinking about

how much I hated this move.

Which of the choices below is an example of his mood as shown in the lines above?

• He feels happy that he is moving.

• He is eager or excited to move.

• The thought of moving brought tears to Panchito's eyes.

• He didn't like his teacher and was ready for a move.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

When Panchito arrived at the school, what was his mood?

• bored
• nervous
• joyous
• brave

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

"As we drove home, Papa did not say a word. "

How does the silence of Papa and Roberto affect the mood?

• glad

• cheerful

• joyful

• sad

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Main Idea/ Details
At the end of The Circuit, what do the cardboard boxes mean to Panchito?

• He will have to stop going to school and move again.
• He has not been working hard enough in the fields.
• It is Roberto's turn to go to school
• The officials have found out that Roberto does not go to school.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2