SING TO THE DAWN

Based on the novel Sing to the Dawn by Minfong Ho, _______________, the main character has to face many challenges in her life before she can achieve her goal.

Dawan has always kept a dream of winning a ____________________ and pursuing her studies in the city school.

The first challenge that she has to face is that her family, especially her ______________ who believes that girls can never do anything better than boys, what more leaving home to study in the city

Having that idea instilled in her mind, Dawan herself has doubts whether she stands a chance to get the scholarship. This is shown when she keeps repeating I’m a girl’ to his brother, Kwai when they were sitting on the old ______________, wandering who stands a better chance to win the scholarship.

Another instance in the text which shows that Dawan lacks of confidence is when her teacher was about to announce the result of the government ______________________. She asked the teacher not to mind her and just the tell the class the real winner

If I were Dawan, I might have the same low self-esteem due the way she has been brought up. On the other hand, I believe everyone should be given an equal ______________________ when it comes to education.

• result

• opportunity

• obstacle

• kindness

Another challenge that Dawan has to face is that, upon receiving the good news of her being the ________________ of the scholarship, her brother Kwai is in great disappointment as he just stood away, alone, watching his sister being surrounded by people who admire her.

She cannot prolong her feeling of joy after watching her beloved brother in great dismay. She feels even worse after discovering that Kwai has actually won the _________________ place in the government examination. This has become a challenge since Dawan is contemplating on pursuing her dream to study in the city school as she has actually earned the scholarship after all.

On the contrary, she cannot bear watching the brother she loves dearly being upset as she knows that Kwai also wants the __________________ badly.

If I were in the same situation as Dawan’s, I would feel the same way. I wish to put the people I love as my priority but at the same time, I have my own _________________ which I hope to achieve. This is definitely not a comfortable situation for Dawan.

• brother

• principle

• ambition

• reason