“Abuela Invents the Zero” and “Karate”

Name
Unit 5, cluster 3
Date
“Abuela Invents the Zero” and “Karate”
Open Book
Directions: Read each question and choose the best answer.
KEY VOCABULARY
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To assume means to
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decide to tell the truth.
think something is true. *
fool somebody about the truth.
learn the truth about something.
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deal. *
guess.
message.
friendship.
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life. *
chance.
practice.
excitement.
silly. *
ugly.
rude.
loud.
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To ignore something means to
Ridiculous means
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visit.
forget.
offend. *
introduce.
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Existence means
To insult means to
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important.
dangerous.
interesting.
troublesome. *
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A compromise is a
Inconvenient means
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keep it a secret.
find no use for it.
pay no attention to it. *
forget where you put it.
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To value something means to
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repair it.
look for it.
discuss it.
care about it. *
EDGE Level A
Name
Unit 5, cluster 3
Date
“Abuela Invents the Zero” and “Karate”
Open Book
Directions: Questions 9–15 are about “Abuela Invents the Zero.” Read each question and choose
the best answer. You may look at the selection on pages 406–413 to help you answer the questions.
literary analysis
comprehension
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The “zero” in the story refers to
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Abuela reaches the airport in New Jersey,
Connie views her as a
how many coats Abuela has.
how much money Abuela has.
how Connie reacts to Abuela’s feelings. *
how many times Connie has visited Abuela’s home.
secret burden.
honored guest.
ridiculous stranger. *
breakable package.
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10 The theme of this story is most closely connected to
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the family’s trip to the airport.
the way Connie treats Abuela. *
the reason Connie goes to church.
the reason Abuela does not have a coat.
Her daughter’s coat is too large for her.
Her granddaughter treats her without respect. *
Her granddaughter drives her friends to the mall.
Her daughter’s husband does not take her to church.
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11 How
does the setting of the church connect to the theme?
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Connie is angry because somebody else helps Abuela.
Connie is embarrassed by Abuela in front of
many people. *
Connie feels sorry for Abuela when she gets
lost in the church.
Connie is nervous because she is afraid
Abuela will fall in the church.
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does Connie feel at the end of the story?
ashamed of herself *
upset with her father
angry with her mother
hurt by her grandmother
reading strategy
Directions: Read questions 16 and 17. Write
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12 Which
causes Abuela’s rage?
of these is one of the author’s messages?
your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
Trust your friends.
Keep your promises.
Respect your family. *
Work hard for success.
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16 Make
a connection to the sentence from “Abuela
Invents the Zero.” Write a comment explaining
your connection.
Passage
Comment
“I try to walk far
behind them in public
so that no one will
think we’re together.”
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an example of how you changed a
connection you made
to a story after reading
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more of the story.
EDGE Level A
Name
Unit 5, cluster 3
Date
“Abuela Invents the Zero” and “Karate”
Open Book
Directions: Questions 18–24 are about “Karate.” Read each question and choose the best
answer. You may look at the selection on pages 415–418 to help you answer the questions.
literary analysis
comprehension
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18 Situational
irony depends on an author’s ability to
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create imaginary characters.
understand challenging ideas.
know what the reader expects. *
use words with many meanings.
Instead of finishing him off, as any street
fighter would do, my grandmother let the
rascal recover from the blow.
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event from the narrative gives an example
of situational irony?
A rascal insults the author’s grandfather.
Everyone surrounds the author’s
grandmother.
The author’s pretty grandmother defends her
small husband. *
The restaurant owner is delighted with the
author’s grandmother.
23 Why
does the grandmother pretend that she was
trained in karate by her husband?
20 What
do most readers expect to happen when the
rascal grabs the grandfather’s chopsticks?
The grandmother will strike the rascal.
The restaurant owner will help the rascal.
The rascal will insult the restaurant owner.
The grandfather will stand to defend himself. *
24 The
way the author describes the event shows
that he regards his grandparents with
the last sentence of the narrative.
And whenever anyone happened to bump into
him on the street, they bowed to my grandfather
in a very respectful way.
Directions: Read questions 25 and 26. Write
your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
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25 Jack
enjoys watching action movies about real
karate experts. How would Jack’s knowledge of
karate affect his reading of “Karate”?
People admire his beautiful wife.
People only pretend to admire him.
People respect his work as a scholar.
People assume that he is a karate expert. *
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pity.
fear.
confusion.
admiration. *
reading strategy
Why is this ironic?
to try to appear modest
to protect her great uncle
to scare the rascal’s friends
to save her husband’s pride *
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anger.
regret.
dignity. *
weakness.
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21 Read
This sentence shows the grandmother’s
19 Which
the sentence from the narrative.
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26 Tell
a friend how to make connections between
what you already know about a topic and what
you read about it.
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