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1. 
Which sentence best describes Gabriela when she was a little girl?
A.
She loved sports.
B.
She was curious.
C.
She liked to watch TV.
D.
She was often sad.
2. 
Why did Gabriela like to play school with the other children in her village?
A.
She enjoyed teaching.
B.
She thought she was smarter than her friends.
C.
She was trying to learn the alphabet.
D.
She wanted to learn new songs.
3. 
Why did Gabriela make Pedro learn the alphabet?
A.
She hoped he would become a teacher.
B.
She wanted to be mean to him.
C.
She hoped he would become her friend
D.
She wanted to help him tell his stories.
4. 
Which of these would Gabriela probably enjoy reading most?
A.
a book about sports
B.
a magazine about science
C.
a dictionary
D.
a poem about a bird
5. 
What does the author want you to imagine when you read these words? "The baby chicks are saying, Peep, peep, peep."
A.
how something sounds
B.
how something looks
C.
how something smells
D.
how something tastes
6. 
Which word best describes the kind of person Gabriela is?
A.
mean
B.
nice
C.
silly
D.
lazy
7. 
Why does the author use the words "zebras with polka dots and rainbow-colored flowers?"
A.
to show that she does not loke to travel
B.
to show that she has trouble seeing
C.
to show how big her imagination is
D.
to show that she wants to study wildlife
8. 
Which sentence from the article shows that Gabriela was a good teacher?
A.
"I taught myself to read so that I could read other people's words and stories."
B.
"I pretended to be the teacher, and my friends, Sofia, Ana, and Pedro, were my pupils."
C.
"I saw how all over the world, people wanted their children to learn."
D.
"I taught the children of Chile, and many of my students became teachers themselves."
9. 
How does Gabirela feel after she wins the Nobel Prize?
A.
proud
B.
shy
C.
upset
D.
afraid
10. 
What can the reader tell about Gabriela?
A.
She thinks math is more important than reading.
B.
She thinks it is important for children to learn.
C.
She thinks children should not work so hard at school.
D.
She thinks it is better to be a princess than a writer.