Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan Quiz

Who is the speaker in this poem?

• The writer is speaking as herself.

• The writer is speaking as her teenage self.

• Any girl born in Pakistan but moved to UK.

• The writer's childhood friend.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

What type of clothing does the speaker receive from her aunts in Pakistan?

• Sari

• Dirndl

• Salwar kameez

• Kimono

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why are there so many pauses and caesuras in the first stanza?

• To make it hard to read.

• To show the speaker's uncertainty.

• To show the speaker's pleasure.

• Because the speaker does not speak English well.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

How does the speaker feel when wearing the clothing from her aunts?

• Proud and satisfied

• Alien and uncomfortable

• Comfortable and confident

• Excited and joyful

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does the speaker long for in terms of clothing?

• Satin-silken top

• Denim and corduroy

• Candy-striped dress

• Peacock-blue salwar kameez

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What does the speaker find beauty in, but also dislikes due to the cruelty involved?

• Indian gold

• Camel-skin lampshade

• Jewellery

• Filigree

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

How does the speaker's school friend feel about her clothes?

• Is indifferent

• Wants to borrow them

• Dislikes them

• Admires them

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why does the speaker try to remember memories from her past as a child?

• To forget her present

• To feel nostalgic

• To understand her identity

• To impress her friends

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does the speaker take comfort from, but also sees as problematic?

• Kindness and care of her aunts

• Her school uniform

• Her English heritage

• Her school friend's opinion

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the speaker appreciate in something that is a part of her, but also sees as not perfect?

• Her school uniform

• Her English heritage

• The beauty in the clothes

• The kindness of her aunts

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5