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Al Rayah International School ‫مدارس الراية (القسم‬

Under the guidance of the Ministry of Education


And General Directorate of Foreign Education
)‫العالمي‬
Riyadh-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
‫تحت إشراف وزارة التربية والتعليم‬
License No.5201049 /S ‫واإلدارة العامة للتعليم األجنبي‬

Literature Worksheet
English Language Arts
Grade 5
Name _______________________________________ Date _________________________

Section A
Title of the story Elisa Diary

Author Doris Luisa Oronoz

Genre Realistic Fiction

Illustrator Byron Gin

Moral of the story Everyone is good at something, and if people work together,
they can learn from each other

Section B
Word Meaning Sentence

Diary Journal, Memoir He made up his mind to keep


a diary every day.

Semi darkness A light level in which it is The room was in a state of


possible to see, but not clearly. semi-darkness.

Comprehended To understand something I simply couldn't comprehend


completely what had happened.

Preliminary Something that comes before That event was so important it


something else. requires some preliminary
explanation.

Promptly With little or no delay; I said no and promptly closed


immediately. the door.

Obvious Easily perceived or It was obvious a storm was


understood; clear coming in.

Officially In a formal and public way. You're officially invited to


birthday party.

Section C
Choose the correct answer.
1- What is the theme of Elisa’s Diary?
A. It is important to make new friends.
B. It can be helpful to work with other people.
C. It is important to try if you are in a situation that feels unfamiliar or overwhelming.

2- Which event happens first?


A. Elisa's teacher mispronounces her name.
B. Elisa moves to the United States permanently.
C. Elisa enjoys watching squirrels with her grandmother.

3- What happens after Jose talks about the customs and traditions of his country?
A. The students clap.
B. The students mock him.
C. Elisa feels embarrassed.

4- What does Elisa learn from Jose?


A. It takes a special talent to be an artist.
B. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses.
C. People should speak only one language.

5- What is Elisa at the end of the passage?


A. A teacher
B. A tourist
C. A high school student

6- How are the ideas of "Elisa's Diary" and the poem "Words Free as Confetti" similar?
A. They are both about moving to a new country.
B. They both involve appreciating language and culture.
C. They both involve learning new words from teachers.

7- How do "Elisa's Diary" and "Words Free as Confetti" differ?


A. The story uses both English and Spanish words and the poem does not.
B. The poem contains dialogue, and the story does not.
C. The story deals with the challenges of adjusting to a new culture and language and the poem
does not.
8- What was the date of Elisa's saddest day in her life?
A. March 23rd
B. March 27th
C. March 25th

9- Where did Elisa live?


A. Puerto Penasco
B. Puerto Rico
C. Portugal

10- Elisa didn't like what?


A. The neighbors
B. Her classmates
C. The radio

11- What was Elisa's brother’s name?


A. Fernandez
B. Fern
C. Francisco

12- Elisa helped Francisco with it.


A. Drawing
B. Cooking
C. Writing

13- Francisco helped Elisa with it.


A. Writing
B. Speaking
C. Pronunciation

Section D
Fill in the blanks.

Reluctantly Reserve Semi- darkness promptly officially

Casual Diary Comprehend Preliminary obvious

1- Jodie __________________________ drank the green smoothie her mom gave her.

2- We like to wear _____________________________ clothes when playing outside.

3- The shy girl shows ______________ with her classmates on the first day of school.

4- The mother elephant ________________ her calf toward the watering hole

5- Charlotte writes in her __________ every night.

6- When the movie is about to start, the theater is in ____________________________.

7- We ____________________ what the author was saying as we discussed the book.

8- The children left the school building ____________ after the bell rang.

9- . Before the game, Camilla does some __________________ warm-up exercises.

10- With her hand behind her back, it is ____________ she is trying to hide what happened to
her phone.

11- After looking at the photo, the judges __________ announced which horse won the race.

Section E
Solve the following questions.

1- When did Elisa's grandmother give her the squirrel figurine?

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

2- How are Elisa and Francisco different?

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

3- Why does Elisa write that she thinks she will "like this school after all"?

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

4- Why does Elisa call her classmates opponents?

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

5- Why is Elisa surprised when she looks at Jose composition?

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Section F
Character Traits

End of Worksheet
Ms Salwa Mohammad
English Department

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