Martina The Beautiful Cockroach Comprehension Assessment PDF

Name: Date: Martina the Unit: 3 Weeks: 3 & 4 Beautiful Cockroach...

Name: Date: Martina the Unit: 3 Weeks: 3 & 4 Beautiful Cockroach Total score: Comprehension Assessment Directions: Use the text to help you select the best answer. 1 What was the cockroach’s complete name? Martina the Beautiful Cockroach Martina Josephine Catherine Cockroach Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha Martina Cucaracha 2 How is abuela’s gift different from her mother’s and aunt’s gift? Abuela’s gift was more expensive. Abuela’s gift was a material gift. Abuela’s gift was advice and not material. Abuela didn’t give her a gift. 3 Use the text to match the Spanish word to its English definition. 4 a) What is the main problem in the story? Martina gets bad advice from Abuela. Martina needs to choose a husband Martina’s relatives bring too many gifts. Martina’s father does not want her to get married. b) Which quote from the text best supports your answers from part a? "Now that Martina was 21 days old, she was ready to give her leg in marriage.” “Every señora in the family had something to offer.” “Meanwhile, Papá sent el períco, the parrot, the spread the word.” “But Abuela, her Cuban grandmother, gave her un consejo increíble, some shocking advice.” Martina the Beautiful cockroach continued 5 How will Abuela’s advice help Martina to solve her problem? to know which suitor is handsome to know which suitor is rich to know how each suitor will treat her when he loses his temper to know the gifts the suitor will give her 6 Reread the following except from the text. “Daintily, she sat down and crossed her legs, and crossed her legs, and crossed her legs. She didn’t have long to wait.” Why did the author repeat the phrase “crossed her legs” three times? To make sure the reader understood that Martina really crossed her legs To playfully remind the reader that Martina has three pairs of legs To show the importance of manners and respect To let the reader know that Martina had three different suitors 7 Look at the image of the rooster Don Gallo on p. 219. What details from the picture give the reader information about his character? Select all that apply. He is leaning on Martina, which shows that he values and trusts her. He is leaning on Martina, which shows that he doesn’t care about her. His shiny shoes show that he cares a lot about his appearance. His shiny shoes show that he is a hard and careful worker. He is staring at his reflection, which shows he is full of himself. He is staring at his reflection, which shows he is nervous. 8 Martina declares that Don Cerdo is “much to boorish” to be her suitor. Which of the following statements is not evidence that supports Martina’s conclusion? “His smell curled the little hairs on Martina’s legs.” “What an unimaginable scent,” Martina wheezed. “Don Cerdo… dabbed at the coffee on his shoes.” “When you are my wife, there’ll be no end to cleaning up after me!” 9 When Martina meets Pérez, the author repeats “Ti-ki-tin, ti-ki-tan” several times. What is the author trying to show with this word choice? Martina has feelings for Pérez, and sings him a song. Martina is impressed with Pérez, and her heart beats faster. Martina is bored with Pérez, and is waiting for the coffee test. Martina is nervous that she will not pass Pérez’s coffee test.  Martina the Beautiful cockroach continued 10 What does Don Largarto plan to do to Martina? marry her eat her use the coffee test help Martina 11 a) How does Martina feel when Pérez gives her the coffee test? afraid sad delighted annoyed b) Which excerpt from the text best supports your answer to part a? “Now the coffee was on the other foot.” “At last she’d found her perfect match.” “With a heavy heart, she reached for the cup.” “I’m afraid of whom I might meet next!” 12 Which is the correct order of Martina’s suitors, from first to last? Gallo, Cerdo, Lagarto, Pérez Pérez, Lagarto, Cerdo, Gallo Cerdo, Gallo, Lagarto, Pérez Gallo, Lagarto, Cerdo, Pérez 13 Match each suitor to the adjective that most closely matches his personality. 14 This story is a work of fiction. Which of the following details from the story could not really happen? Select the two best answers. A cockroach could live in Havana, Cuba. A rooster could wear fancy shoes. A pig could smell bad and be messy. A lizard could try to eat a cockroach. A cockroach could choose a mouse for a husband. 15 Why is Martina the Beautiful Cockroach considered to be a Folktale? It has talking animals that represent real people in history. It gives important details about animals and how their bodies work. It teaches an important lesson by using real events from history. It has talking animals that teach a lesson, and has been passed down over time.  Martina the Beautiful cockroach Writing Answer the prompt below. Think about how the author's use of colorful details helps you understand what each character is like. Explain how the coffee test helps Martina find the perfect suitor. Cite details from the text to support your answer. ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________  Martina the Beautiful cockroach ANSWER KEY 1 c 2 c 3 peineta-comb, mantilla-shawl, consejo-advice, abuela-grandmother 4a b 4b a 5 c 6 b 7 b, c, e 8 c 9 b 10 c 11a b 11b b 12 a 13 Gallo-Proud, Cerdo-Messy, Lagarto-Sneaky, Perez-Kind 14 b, e 15 d Respond to Reading: Answers will vary. ex. When Martina intentionally spills coffee on her suitors' shoes, she is hoping to upset them. This test is judging their character by testing how they react when something happens that upsets them. If they become angry and mean, then they would probably be a disagreeable partner. If they were to react graciously, that would mean they probably have a kind character and would make a good partner.