Question

9 observa la siguiente gráfica sobre la poinsettia.
¿cuál de las siguientes palabras va en el rectángulo en blanco?
0 a pétalos
0 b cuetlaxóchitl
0 c náhuatl
0 d silvestre
10 ¿qué palabra en la lectura significa lo mismo que planta?
0 a mata
0 b estado
0 c costumbres
0 d aldea
11 pepita se sentía triste porque—
0 a tenía que trabajar
0 b no tenía un regalo bonito para llevar a la iglesia
0 c era pobre
0 d la gente se reía de ella
12 el dr. poinsett murió a la edad de—
0 a 60 años
0 b 63 años
0 c 55 años
0 d 52 años

Explanation:

Question 9

The diagram shows different names for the Poinsettia. "Cuetlaxóchitl" is the Nahuatl name for the Poinsettia, matching the pattern of other common names (Flor de Nochebuena, Flor de Pascua, Flor de Santa Catarina) which are different names for the same plant. "Pétalos" (petals) is part of a flower, not a name for the plant. "Náhuatl" is a language, not a plant name. "Silvestre" means wild, not a name for this plant.

We need a word synonymous with "planta" (plant). "Mata" is a term for a plant (especially a shrub or small plant). "Estado" means state, "costumbres" means customs, and "aldea" means village, so only "mata" matches.

In the story of Pepita (related to the Poinsettia legend), Pepita was sad because she didn't have a nice gift to take to church. Option A (had to work) isn't the reason, C (was poor) is part of her situation but the direct reason for sadness was lacking a gift, D (people avoided her) isn't part of the legend.

Answer:

B. cuetlaxóchitl

Question 10