Hello My Name Is (Inferences)

What can you infer about the speaker from the following quote, I spent the next decade wanting nothing more

than to look like a Larry Lorberbaum or a Garrett

Kennedy?"

• He desperately wants to fit in.

• He wants to be famous.

• He hates the way he looks.

• He has just moved to America and doesn't know any famous people yet.

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What is the speaker implying about the children playing dodge ball at recces in the following quote, "What was the value in sprinting after your classmate like a person with rabies, screaming, “TAG!”

• He is implying how much fun he had playing dodge ball for the first time.

• He is implying that he has never seen this "sport" because they do not play it in Korea.

• He is implying that playing dodge ball during recess is chaotic and the kids run everywhere.

• He is implying that the kids are like rabid dogs because they are aggressive and violent.

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"I spent most days at recess sitting alone on the sidelines." Why does the speaker sit alone?

• He prefers to be alone and even told his teacher this.

• He has not yet made friends and is not familiar with the cutlure.

• He is waiting his turn to play dodgeball.

• He is not sitting alone in the article.

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Which of the following quotes BEST supports that the speaker wants to fit in with the other kids.

• "I spent most days at recess sitting alone on the sidelines..."

• "I was wearing a vest

  because I thought it was chic."

• "I didn't have to be ashamed about being an Asian immigrant."

• "I wanted desperately,

  more than anything, to be white."

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From the article, what can we infer about the speaker's mother?

• She is furious that he is deciding to not embrace his Korean culture/roots.

• She is loving and just wants him to be happy.

• She regrets moving to America and wishes they were still in Korea.

• She is disappointed he is embarrassed of his heritage.

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Which answer best supports the inference you made about his mother?

• "I was a heinous child. Sorry, Mom."

• "I immediately forced my parents to stop calling me Jun Hyuk at home."

• "I promptly told her it tasted inauthentic and made her drive me to McDonald's."

• "I committed the two worst sins that a Korean son could possibly commit:"

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What can we BEST infer from the following quote, "All of a sudden, being different was an asset, not a risk."

• He has finally grown to appreciate being different.

• He is still struggling to fit in, even as an adult.

• He struggled with his identity long after school was over.

• He gets a lot of attention for being different.

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Why might the author have ended the article with this quote, "I could just be ashamed about

everything else in my life?"

• He is emphasizing how difficult his life has been.

• He is indicating that he is still ashamed of his Asian heritage.

• He is declaring that he wishes he were still in Korea.

• He is using sarcasm (joke) to end on a "light" note.

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