1. Colegio San Patricio
3rd Reading Quiz 4th Period Exam
School Year 2009-2010
Name:____________________________________________________________List No. _____
Date: _________________________________________________6th___________
I. - Read the selection. Then answer. (7pts each)I
Immigrants at work
In the past ten years, most immigrants have come from Latin America, the
Caribbean and Asia, to the United State. Some immigrants are educated
and work in technology or business careers, others come with few skills.
Unskilled workers sometimes take farm jobs.
Immigrants who come to work in the U.S. meet many challenges. Employers
do not always pay fair wages. In addition, sometimes the living conditions of
workers are not good. They also can suffer if they don´t speak English, and
sometimes they feel homesick for the country they came from. Because they
are from another country they customs and traditions are different.
Find two facts and one opinion in the above passage.
Fact 1 .___________________________________________________________________________________________
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Fact2.____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Opinion__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Write a valid opinion based on the above passage.
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2. VOCABULARY
Find the word or words with the same meaning as the underlined word. Choose the
correct answer. (6pts)
____ 1. After a while, the plants began to wilt.
a. blossom
b. recover
c. wither
____ 2. Aunt Laura felt nothing but torment.
a. pain
b. fatigue
c. uneasiness
____ 3. Lush fields came into view.
a. fertile
b. complete
c. ugly
____ 4. Do you expect to encounter any obstacle?
a. help
b. trouble
c. accident
____ 5. Who has authority here?
a. confidence
b. power
c. permission
____ 6. The truck paid a toll.
a. fee
b. parking ticket
c. credit
____ 7. The students had no access to the library computers.
a. admittance
b. reservoir
c. control

3. COMPREHENSION
Read each question. Choose the correct answer. (5pts)
____ 8. What happened that made Cesar’s life turn “upside down”?
a. He had to start working on his family’s farm.
b. His family had to leave their farm.
c. His brother could no longer play with him.
____ 9. What happened in Cesar’s childhood that was an influence on the way he worked
with people as an adult?
a. His grandfather built a large house that would last forever.
b. His mother told him to use his mind and words to settle conflicts.
c. He spent every day with his brother, who was his best friend.
____ 10. As a teenager, what was most important to Cesar?
a. going to school
b. helping his family
c. organizing farm workers
____ 11. What caused the farm workers to finally go on strike?
a. receiving a cut in pay
b. having to work with dangerous chemicals
c. not getting rest periods
____ 12. The most likely reason that Cesar was a better organizer of farm workers than
outsiders was that
a. he already knew what it was like to crisscross California.
b. he had experienced what the farm workers had.
c. he had not graduated from high school.
____ 13. Which of the following was an important character trait for Cesar both as a child
and as an adult?
a. being stubborn
b. being easily embarrassed
c. easily trusting people