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Two Kinds Practice Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country was the narrator's mother originially from?

a)

United States

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

South Korea

2.

What was Waverly Jong's special talent?

a)

violin

b)

mathematics

c)

chess

d)

tennis

3.

Which situation would most likely be "discordant"?

a)

The Philadelphia Orchestra plays a concert in the park.

b)

World leaders come to an agreement to reduce pollution in the oceans.

c)

A six year old girl who just started violin lessons practices scales over and over.

d)

A hurricane causes floods throughout the entire town.

4.

Based on the details in the text, what can you infer about the narrator's mother in "Two Kinds"?

a)

She is lazy.

b)

She is critical.

c)

She is a musician.

d)

She is thoughtful.

5.

Which quotation from the story most clearly supports the inference in Question 4?

a)

Every time my mother got halfway to the sofa to adjust the set, the sound would go back on and Ed would be talking.

b)

My mother seemed entranced by the music, a little frenzied piano piece with this mesmerizing quality.

c)

"Play note right, but doesn't sound good! No singing sound," complained my mother.

d)

By then, my parents had saved up enough to buy me a secondhand piano, a black Wurlitzer spinet with a scarred bench.

6.

Which word would best describe Mr. Chong?

a)

angry

b)

wise

c)

quirky

d)

stubborn

7.

Which evidence would best support the description of Mr. Chong from Question 6?

a)

Mr. Chong was very strange, always tapping his fingers to the silent music of an invisible orchestra.

b)

He looked ancient in my eyes.

c)

He would open the book and point to different things, explaining their purpose: "Key! Treble! Bass! No sharps or flats! So this is C major! Listen now and play after me."

d)

I soon found out why Mr. Chong had retired from teaching piano. He was deaf.

8.

Based on the conversation between the narrator's mother and Lindo Jong (Auntie Lindo) about their daughters, which word would best describe their relationship? Refer to paragraphs 44-48 on pages 18-19.

a)

polite

b)

hostile

c)

supportive

d)

competitive

9.

The word "eligible" means "meeting the requirements to participate. Choose the most likely meaning of "ineligible."

a)

going above the requirements to participate

b)

choosing not to participate

c)

not meeting the requirements to participate

d)

helping other participate

10.

Which word is the best synonym for lamented?

Kevin lamented that he didn't study enough for the test.

a)

screamed

b)

spoke

c)

regretted

d)

lied