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Evelyn Cisneros-Prima Ballerina
Contributed by: Baker
  • 1. Stretching exercises help increase the __ of your body
A) thrived
B) migrant
C) flexibility
D) timid
  • 2. Glenn stopped playing basketball after school so that he could ___ more time to training his dog.
A) thrived
B) devote
C) migrant
D) timid
  • 3. Johnny worked as an ___ to a silversmith so that he could learn to work with silver.
A) education
B) adornment
C) apprentice
D) mercenary
  • 4. Our crops ____ in the warm sun and rich soil, so we soon had plenty to eat
A) died
B) thrived
C) wilted
D) adaptable
  • 5. My sister is hoping her grades will help her get a ___ to attend college.
A) award
B) scholarship
C) trainee
D) migrant
  • 6. When the other children teased Mattie about her clothes, she grew more and more ____
A) flourished
B) thrived
C) flexibility
D) timid
  • 7. The ___ farm workers move from place to place to work as the various crops become ripe.
A) migrant
B) devote
C) piercing
D) thrived
  • 8. Who is Evelyn Cisneros?
A) sleeping beauty
B) musician
C) prima ballerina
D) princess
  • 9. Why was Evelyn shy as a child?
A) Children teased her about her looks.
B) Her family moved to a new town.
C) Her younger brother was constantly teasing her.
D) Her parents were often angry with her.
  • 10. What made Evelyn's first ballet classes unpleasant for her?
A) She had to sing.
B) She had to work hard.
C) She had to practice with other people watching.
D) She was awkward.
  • 11. Evelyn's left food turned inward slightly. What did she work to change that?
A) so she would stand out from her friends
B) so her teacher wouldn't complain about it
C) so she could run faster at track.
D) so she would become a better dancer
  • 12. What did Evelyn do to straighten her rounded shoulders?
A) slept only on her back
B) exercised to increase her flexibility
C) stopped tap dancing
D) wore a back brace
  • 13. "Evelyn taught tap dancing and demonstrated ballet positions for younger students," In this selection, positions refers to _____
A) dances for ballet
B) opinions about something
C) the space occupied by someone.
D) particular stances in ballet
  • 14. Why did San Francisco Ballet School offer Evelyn a summer scholarship?
A) She would teach tap dance there
B) Teachers at the ballet school thought she had talent
C) Her teachers thought since she lived close it would work.
D) She danced at the Pacific Ballet Theater
  • 15. Which word best describes how Evelyn felt about her dancing after her experience at the San Francisco Ballet School?
A) confident
B) unsure
C) discouraged
D) displeased
  • 16. Why did Evelyn accept a scholarship to the summer session of the American Ballet School in NYC?
A) to become an apprentice
B) to dance at another top school
C) to get away from dancing
D) to be with her favorite teacher
  • 17. Which event made Evelyn famous?
A) appearing at the White House
B) dancing in A Song for Dead Warriors
C) replacing an injured ballerina in NYC
D) being on TV
  • 18. This selection is a biography because it
A) lists other works by the same author
B) gives instruction for making something
C) tells the true story of a person's life
D) expresses a newspaper editor's opinion
  • 19. What obstacles or difficulties did Evelyn have to overcome in her life? Go back into the text to give specific, detailed examples. Explain.
  • 20. Evelyn Cisneros has received many awards from Hispanic organizations because
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