Review Activity forMy Name is Maria

Isabel

How to play the game: Find a partner and sit next to them in a quiet spot in

the room. Your teacher or a classroom helper will give out one

clipboard, one piece of notebook paper, and one pencil per pair.

Write both names at the top right side of the paper. Skipping lines, write number 1 through 20 on the left

side of your paper. Wait quietly for the game to begin! You will have only 30 seconds to answer each

question!

Question 1

John was not listening to his teacher. His teacher reminded him to listen ______________.

attentively

(Write the vocabulary word that answers the question)

Question 2

What two things does Maria Isabel want?

1: To be called her real name.

2: To have a part in the play.

Question 3

How do you know that the teacher does not mean to hurt Maria Isabel’s feelings and is sorry for her mistake?

At the end of the story, her teacher gives her a part in the play.

There were two other Maria’s in her class.

Question 4:

How does reading Charlotte’s Web help Maria Isabel with her problems?

She compares her problems to Wilbur and thinks about how his problems were solved.

Question 5:

Do you think a PAGEANT is a good way to celebrate holidays of different cultures?

Yes, because a play can show different types of celebrations.

Question 6:

Why doesn’t Maria Isabel have a part in the pageant?

Her teacher called her Mary instead of her real name.

Question 7:

At the end of the story Maria Isabel has the chance to sing her favorite song. What is it about?

Hannakuh

Question 8:

Throughout the story, Maria Isabel cannot sing in the Winter Pageant because……

she doesn’t have a part in the play.

Question 9:

Maria Isabel and the characters in the books she reads both have problems. Why does she feel that her problems are not like those of the characters in the book?

She cannot think of a way to fix her problem and the character’s problems all have solutions.

Question 10:

Maria Isabel’s parents are not happy about her being in the school play.

False

Question 11:

Maria Isabel feels as though she is caught in a sticky spider’s web. Why?

She has too many problems. Her teacher and/ or her parents might get upset.

Question 12:

Why does Maria Isabel think that Wilbur and her parents are somewhat alike?

They don’t know what is waiting for them or what to expect.

Question 13:

What is Maria Isabel’s first wish when she starts to write “My Greatest Wish”?

To make a snowman.

Question 14:

What is Maria Isabel’s second wish?

To be in the play.

Question 15:

Maria Isabel rewrites her “Greatest Wish” three times. Why?

She doesn’t realize what she really wants until the end.

Question 16:

Maria’s teacher mistakenly thinks that Maria…..

is named Mary and does not want to be in the play.

Question 17:

What is the genre of the story?

Realistic fiction

Question 18:

What words would you use to describe Maria Isabel?

smart, shy, unhappy, restless, independent, brave, persistent, stuck-in-the-middle, tries hard

STOP Give your pencil to a teacher or classroom

helper. Wait patiently while your teacher or a

classroom helper passes out a marker. Listen carefully and learn as the class

reviews the answer to each question. Circle the number for each question you

answer CORRECTLY.