1. Vocabulary and Comprehension Test
Off and Running
Vocabulary and Comprehension Test

2. Vocabulary
1. Because he is excited about the election, my father put a ______ sticker on his car.
residence
campaign
graffiti
science

3. Vocabulary
2. The traffic noise was so ______ that we closed our doors to avoid hearing it.
endorse
campaign
obnoxious
enlightened

4. Vocabulary
3. Volunteers are covering the ______ on the walls with a fresh coat of paint.
graffiti
residence
campaign
fear

5. Vocabulary
4. After we move next week, our new ______ will be at 12 Vernon Lane.
obnoxious
endorse
graffiti
residence

6. Vocabulary 5. Dad will ______ Sal Regis for the new mayor of our town.
campaign
endorse
residence
danger

7. Comprehension
6. You know this selection is realistic fiction because ______.
the characters and events are like people and events in real life
many of the characters are not realistic
it takes place in an unreal world
it tells about Hispanic culture

8. Comprehension 7. Why is Miata telephoning her classmates?
to ask for help with her aquarium
to get them to make posters and buttons
to ask them to vote for her in the election
to ask them to call up other classmates

9. Comprehension 8. Why does Papi think Miata is calling her boyfriend?
He hears her talking to someone.
He knows her boyfriend.
She tells Papi that she called a boy.
She has been on the phone a lot.

10. Comprehension 9. Miata wants to know someone important so that ______.
that person can support her for the election
she can get an autograph
that person will come to her home
she can meet a rock star

11. Comprehension
10. “Her mind began to turn.” In this selection, turn means to ______.
move in circles
think hard
bump one’s head
feel ill

12. Comprehension
11. In this selection, who is the person who says “better than a friend of Rudy’s”?
Papi
Rudy’s best friend
Rudy himself
Eddie Olmos

13. Comprehension 12. Why does Miata want to visit Doña Vasquez?
Miata is interested in being a mayor.
Miata likes the woman and wants to see her again.
Miata knows that she will have a good time.
Miata wants to know how to win an election.

14. Comprehension
13. What is Doña Vasquez doing when Miata gets to her house?
fixing a lamp
gardening
making bread
reading the newspaper

15. Comprehension
14. Why did Doña Vasquez run against her husband for mayor?
She didn’t like him.
She thought she was smarter than he was.
She disagreed with his ideas.
She was young.

16. Comprehension
15. Doña Carmen’s husband was against hiring the teacher from Mexico City because ______.
she was a woman
she spoke only Spanish
her city ideas were good for the children
her ideas would make the children bad

17. Comprehension
16. Rudy Herrera thinks that he will win the election because ______.
he has promised lots of ice cream and more recess time
Miata doesn’t have any experience in student government
he is a boy
he thinks he is smarter than Miata

18. Comprehension 17. Miata wants to improve her school by ______.
fixing broken equipment
repairing the walls and windows
erasing the graffiti
making the school more beautiful

19. Comprehension 18. When does Miata see Doña Vasquez’s flowers?
before Doña Vasquez talks about being mayor
after Doña Vasquez offers to giver her flowers
after Miata tells her about her school
before Miata gives her the loaf of bread