Thomas Rivera helped his family pick crops all day. At night, he enjoyed listening to stories from his grandfather. His grandfather took him to the library, where Thomas found inspiration for his own stories. Thomas went on to become a successful author, writing stories about his experiences that many people enjoyed.
3. What does this tell you about Thomas?
• He was hard working
4. How do you think Thomas felt at the
end of the day?
• He probably felt tired.
Why?
• The text says it was a lot of work.
5. When did Thomas’s grandfather tell
stories?
• He told them at night when the work was
done.
6. How do you think Thomas felt about
his grandfather?
• He loved and respected him.
How can you tell?
• Because the text says he spent time with him
each night. Thomas also says that his
grandfather’s stories are the best and that he
wishes that he could tell stories like him. This
shows that he respects his grandfather.
7. How does Thomas feel about stories?
• He really likes them.
How can you tell?
• He wants to know when his grandfather can
take him to a place where he can get new
ones to read.
8. Why does Grandpa tell Thomas to get
into the truck?
• Because he is going to take Thomas to a place
where he can get stories.
9. How do you think Thomas felt as
Grandpa drove the truck up the road?
• He probably felt excited.
Why?
• Because he knew Grandpa was taking him to a
place to get stories and he liked stories.
10. Look at page 149. Why does Grandpa
bring Thomas to the library?
• There are a lot of books to read. The books
will help him think of stories.
11. Do you think Thomas had permission
to visit the library? Why or why not?
• Yes, it says that he read lots of books and it
was his grandfather who brought him to the
library.
12. What do you think Thomas will do
with the stories he thinks of?
• He will write them and share them with other
people.
13. Why do you think Thomas became an
author?
• Because he liked to tell and write stories for
others to read.
14. Why did the author write this story?
• To give information about a real person’s life.
15. Tomás helped pick crops all day. What
are crops?
• plants that are food
20. Which sentence from the story shows
that Tomás tells good stories?
• Lots of people read his books.
21. Why does Tomás have his name on a
library?
• He wrote lots of stories
22. Which of these tells MOST about the
story “Tomás Rivera”?
• Tomás liked to tell stories all his life.
• Tomás had a grandpa who tells stories.
• Tomás wrote stories about picking crops.
