April's Mud

1.

3 points

The definition of irrigation is changing from one from to another.

True

False

2.

3 points

The finished shape of the horno is like the shape of:

a bus

a teepee

an igloo

an adobe house

3.

3 points

Unusual and normal are synonyms.

True

False

4.

3 points

Concrete is a mixture of crushed stone, gravel, sand, or cement that when mixed with water hardens as it dries.

True

False

5.

3 points

Luke does not lead a _______________ life.

healthful

usual

special

exciting

6.

3 points

In his plans for the house, Tom seems to feel that it is most important to:

make the house bigger than Mr. Flores's house

make the house as modern as possible

make sure April and Susan have their own rooms

make the house very much like houses of the old days

7.

3 points

The author's main purpose of this story is:

to tell an interesting story about April

persuade people not to build adobe houses

explain how to make adobe bricks

compare adobe houses with wooden homes

8.

3 points

Why did April feel better about the school project by the end of the story?

her friends already knew how to work with adobe mud

her classmates did not know she lived in a bus

her classmates enjoyed making the horno

she always enjoyed working with her father

9.

3 points

Which event from the story happened before April saw the floor plan?

April's father visited her class at school

April's family made adobe bricks

April decided to invite her classmates to visit her home

April's father taught her class to build a horno

10.

3 points

In this story, April learns that:

she is going to attend a new school

her classmates think her father is interesting

she has classmates who live in old buses

her parents are hippies

11.

3 points

A synonym for traditions is heritage.

True

False

12.

3 points

Compared to the beginning of the story, at the end April is more:

confident

lonely

shy

embarrassed

13.

3 points

When their adobe house is built, April will most likely:

feel proud of her family's work

be embarrassed by the dirt floor

try to keep people from seeing it

decide to build a room of her own

14.

3 points

Authentic means real

True

False

15.

3 points

The first adobes that April's family made were ruined because they:

dried out too fast

baked in the sun

were washed away by rain

did not have enough straw