1. 1. Reading Comprehension Worksheet Elisa's Diary 1. What is the genre of the story? ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Define 'qualities', 'motives' and 'actions'. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Why might Elisa be writing in a diary? pg. 124 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. When did Elisa's grandmother give her the squirrel figurine? pg. 125 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Elisa enjoyed her first visit to the United States. How does she feel about being there now? pg. 125 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Supposedly, Elisa loved the United States. What has changed her mind? pg. 125 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What is the conflict between Elisa and her brother? pg. 126 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8. How does the author use language to set the tone? pg.126 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 9. How does the author describe Elisa's problem? pg. 127 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________
2. 2. 10. Using text details, what can you infer is the main message of this part of the story? pg. 127 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Why does Elisa write that she thinks she will like this school after all? pg. 128 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Why does Elisa call her classmates opponents? pg. 128 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 13. What are the details that help you visualize the quetzal that Jos describes? pg. 129 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 14. What has made Elisa smile for the first time since classes started? pg.130 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 15. Should Elisa be embarrassed if Jos got an A?pg. 131 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 16. What can you infer about Elisa's and Jos's plan to help each other with their English skills? pg. 131 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 17. What do you think Elisa learned about dealing with new situations? pg. 131 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________