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READ 180 Survivor Workshop
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1
Fortunately, _ provided a way out for Tony and Carlos to become free of gangs.
YMCA
Homeboy Industries
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Big Brothers and Big Sisters
2
The boy was _when he faced the fierce lion
frantic
drastic
devoted
intent
3
Carlos works as a _.
community service supervisor
counselor
baker
clothes salesmen
4
_ is an award winning singer from _
Jose, El Salvador
Juanes, Colombia
Juanes, Venezuela
Jorge, Puerto Rico
5
Homeboy is an _organization in helping teens get out of gangs.
intent
effective
frantic
devoted
6
Homeboy Industries was founded by _
Father Greg Boyle
Father Isaiah
Father Nathan
Father"G"
7
The main idea in the section "Joining the Gang" is _.
Teens joined gangs because they liked them.
Teens joined gangs if they were asked to.
Teens joined gangs because it was cool.
Teens joined gangs if they were from rough neighborhoods
8
Often students have different_ on following class rules.
philosophies
circumstances
insights
perspectives
9
It was Jeffrey's _to become the best athlete on his football team.
aspiration
philosophy
commitment
intent
10
Homeboys Industries _ is "nothing stops a bullet like a job".
devotion
intension
anguish
philosophy
11
Homeboy Industries helps hundreds of ex-gang members find jobs in _.
Sacremento
Los Angeles
San Diego
San Francisco
12
committed
extreme and sudden
facts and conditions that effect a situation
important and meaningful
dedicated, serious
13
Bethany's _ and Holt's use of the _saved Beth's life.
calmness, surfboard leash
crying, surfboard
fear, board
courage, shirt
14
Tony joined a gang because_
It was easier to survive in a gang.
His father was a drug addict.
His older brothers were gang active.
He ran away from home and ended on the streets.
15
After Tony and Carlos went to jail, there was _pressure to rejoin the gang.
devoted
frantic
intense
effective
16
Juanes songs captured the - of Columbia's long civil war.
anguish
insight
philosophy
circumstances
17
Juanes survived the following difficult circumstances:
the gunning down of a close friend
the death of his mother
the kidnapping and death of a cousin
the death of an uncle
18
In an essay, details serve a similar function to:
the characters in a work of fiction
an instruction manual for putting furniture together
blank pages in a notebook
The evidence an attorney uses to convict a criminal
19
_survived an horrendous attack from a _
Bethany, shark
Bethany, killer whale
Bethany, piranha
Bethany, anaconda
20
Bethany proved to be a _athlete who practiced daily out in the ocean.
urgent
frantic
intense
devoted
21
Which term best describes the main idea of a piece of writing?
a supporting detail
an opinion
a central point
a broad topic
22
facts and conditions
drastic
circumstances
significant
aspire
23
Beth's _ was to become a professional surfer.
insight
aspiration
perspective
philosophy
24
The counselor warned against _ decisions such as dropping out of school
drastic
significant
effective
frantic
25
Homeboy provides the following services to free teens from guns and crimes:
clothing retail
youth services
all of the above
bakery jobs
26
What inference can you make about main ideas in writing?
most pieces of writing lack a main idea
always based on fact and never opinion
To be effective they must be supported by facts
they have nothing to do with the topic
27
Juanes used his _to survive his circumstances.
music
art
dance
poetry
28
If you wanted to find the main idea in a piece of writing, where would you look?
In the last sentence of the last paragrap
there's no one place the main idea is found
In the first sentence of the first paragraph
In the second paragraph
29
The article features _ and _, two former gang members.
Carlos and Tony
Tony and Francesca
Carlos and Phillipe
Tony and Jose
30
The main idea of the magazine article "Beyond Brave" was_
Bethany became a pro surfer.
Bethany showed herself fearless with the doctors,
Bethany proved that she was a true survivor
Bethany faced her challenges after her surgery.