1. Evelyn Cisneros: Prima Ballerina
Vocabulary Test

2. Vocabulary
1. Stretching exercises help increase the ______ of your body.
flexibility
migrant
thrived
timid

3. Vocabulary
2. Glenn stopped playing basketball after school so that he could ______ more time to training his dog.
timid
thrived
migrant
devote

4. Vocabulary
3. Johnny worked as an ______ to a silversmith so that he could learn to work with silver.
apprentice
adaptable
education
adornment

5. Vocabulary
4. Our crops ______ in the warm sun and rich soil, so we soon had plenty to eat.
devoted
thrived
frightened
concocted

6. Vocabulary
5. My sister is hoping her grades will help her get a _______ to attend college.
flexibility
migrant
scholarship
trainee

7. Vocabulary
6. When the other children teased Mattie about her clothes, she grew more and more ______.
thrived
timid
flourished
flexibility

8. Vocabulary
7. The ______ farm workers move from place to place to work as the various crops become ripe.
devote
thrived
migrant
piercing

9. Evelyn Cisneros: Prima Ballerina
Comprehension Test

10. Comprehension 1. Who is Evelyn Cisneros? a princess a sleeping beauty
a musician
a prima ballerina

11. Comprehension 2. Why was Evelyn shy as a child?
Children teased her about her looks.
Her parents were often angry with her.
Her family moved to a new town.
Her younger brother was constantly teasing her.

12. Comprehension
3. What made Evelyn’s first ballet class unpleasant for her?
She had to do stretching exercises.
She was awkward.
She had to practice with other people watching her.
She had to work hard.

13. Comprehension
4. Evelyn’s left foot turned inward slightly. Why did she work to change that?
so her teacher wouldn’t complain about it
so she would become a better dancer
so she would stand out from her friends
so turns and jumps would be easier to do

14. Comprehension
5. What did Evelyn do to straighten her rounded shoulders?
exercised to increase her flexibility
wore a brace on her back
slept only on her back
stopped tap dancing

15. Comprehension
6. “Evelyn taught tap dancing and demonstrated ballet positions for younger students.” In this selection, positions refers to ______.
dances for ballet
opinions about something
the space occupied by something
particular stances in ballet

16. Comprehension
7. Why did the San Francisco Ballet School offer Evelyn a summer scholarship?
Her teachers recommended her.
She danced at the Pacific ballet Theater.
She would teach tap dancing there.
Teachers at the ballet school thought she had talent.

17. Comprehension
8. Which word best describes how Evelyn felt about her dancing after her experience at the San Francisco Ballet School?
confident
displeased
unsure
discouraged

18. Comprehension
9. Why did Evelyn accept a scholarship to the summer session of the American Ballet School in New York City?
to get away from dancing
to dance at another top school
to be with a favorite teacher
to become an apprentice

19. Comprehension 10. Which event first made Evelyn famous?
dancing in A Song for Dead Warriors
being on television
appearing at the White House
replacing an injured ballerina

20. Comprehension 11. This selection is a biography because it ______.
expresses a newspaper editor’s opinion
gives instructions for making something
tells the true story of a person’s life
lists other works by the same author