Hard to Say

Which statement best describes the central conflict of “Hard to Say”?

• Val wishes she were more like her sister.

• . Val has no way to express her artistic talents.

• . Val feels like an outsider around her own family because she doesn’t speak Spanish as fluently as they do

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which detail would be LEAST important to include in a summary of the story?

• Val and her family are from Venezuela

• Val’s sister and parents speak Spanish with ease while Val does not.

• Val’s mother puts cinnamon in Val’s pancakes.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which lines help develop the idea that Val feels left out?

Choose TWO.

• “And the faster they talk, the less chance I have of picking up even a single word.

• “When I go to get some cereal around noon, Ita and Clari are in the kitchen.”

• “Ita and Clari don’t even notice I’ve gone.”

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

In the story, Ita is characterized as ________.

• thoughtful and loving

• picky and difficult

• quiet and shy

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Consider this line: “‘Sí. Me acuerdo,’ I say, impressed at my on-the-fly conjugation.” The idiom “on the fly” means to do something ________.

• with a great deal of force

• incorrectly

• acting quickly without thinking too much

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Painting with Ita makes Val feel ...

• uncomfortable because her mom isn’t there to translate

• more connected to her grandmother and to her life in Venezuela

• frustrated because she isn’t used to oil paint

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What feelings does Val seem to have about her life in Venezuela?

• Sad feelings because her family had to move away.

• She hated living there.

• Happy feelings even though she doesn't remember much.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why is Val’s mom cleaning surfaces that are already clean?

• She is happy about the grandparents coming to visit.

• She is nervous about the conversation they are having.

• The kitchen did not get clean the first time she cleaned it.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

What was the nickname Val's grandmother called her?

• Tonya

• Tammy

• Tinita

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Why might Val wish that she hadn’t asked her parents to stop using her nickname?

• It represents a connection to her place of birth, her Venezuelan culture, and her family.

• She liked her nickname much better than her real name Valentina

• She couldn't spell her real name,

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2