Breaking Through Francisco Jimenez Story

Main Idea/ Details
How would you describe the work Panchito does in the fields?

• interesting
• easy
• scary
• exhausting

Main Idea/ Details
What is the one sure and constant thing in Panchito's life?

• the family's home
• Papa's black Plymouth
• the school bus
• his teachers

Sequencing
Which event happened first in The Circuit?

• Panchito starts to learn to play an instrument.
• Panchito gets to go to school.
• Panchito and his brother have to hide from a school bus.
• Panchito goes to work in the fields with his father and brother.

Sequencing
What event causes Panchito to hide during recess and read to himself?

• He did not read during class and was angry with himself.
• His brother wanted him to learn a story and tell it to him later.
• His teacher yelled at him during class and made him feel bad.
• The other kids were not letting him be part of their games. 

What did Papa name their car?

• Jalopy
• Carcachita
• Plymouth

Author's Purpose
Why did the author write this passage about his father?
When he finally chose the "Carcanchita," he checked it thoroughly before driving it out of the car lot. He examined every inch of the car.

• To persuade people to buy used cars.
• To reflect on memories of the first car his family owned.
• To entertain us with a funny name for a car. 
• To inform the reader of how careful his father was.

Context Clues
To do something instinctively is to do it

• carefully.
• easily.
• thoughtfully.
• automatically.

Context Clues
Which definition best fits the word "drone" in this sentence?
All I could hear was the drone of insects.

• Loud wailing.
• Huge Wing.
• Continuous humming.
• Shiny rock.

Inferencing
In the story, why does Panchito ask for help with his English?

• He wants the other students to like him.
• He wants to do his best in school.
• He wants to get a job.
• He wants to be smarter than his brother.

Point of View
What point of view is The Circuit written in?

• First person
• Second person
• Third person
• Fourth person