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Worksheets"Two Kinds" Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is one reason why Jing-Mei plays poorly at the talent show?
Her mother distracts her while she's playing.
Waverly makes her lose confidence.
Her deaf piano teacher did not instruct her properly.
She is afraid of success.
Jing-Mei's mother hopes she will become ...
a better student
a prodigy
a good friend
happy
When Jing-Mei looks in the mirror one day, she changes from sad to angry and realizes ...
she is powerful.
she will always be afraid of her mother.
she will never be good at the piano.
she is not going to stay in America.
Which of the following describes a "squabble?"
Two friends enjoying lunch together.
A mother congratulating her daughter on an accomplishment.
A brother and sister fighting over who gets to use the T.V. remote.
A big brother giving advice to his younger sister.
Andrew _____________ the Titans' loss when he knew they could have played better.
reproach
devastated
lamented
discordant
Winona was devastated when ...
she finished her most challenging math test to date.
her grandmother made her a delicious birthday cake.
she made a new best friend, Amy.
her loving golden retriever died.
Select ALL correct answers:
Auntie Lindo and Jing-Mei's mother ...
are always kind to each other.
compete with each other about their daughters' accomplishments.
like to brag about/show off their children.
always enjoy each other's company.
When Jing Mei's mother wants her to take piano lessons, Jing Mei might feel ...
confident that her mother believes she can be a genius.
insecure that her mother does not value her as she is.
afraid she will show up all the other girls.
empowered that she can be who she wants to be.
An important theme, or message, from "Two Kinds" is
Keep an open mind about what you can achieve.
Accepting yourself for who you are is more important than achievement.
Children should be who their parents want them to be.
Obedience is more important than anything else.
The story is told from ...
First person, from the mother
First person, from the daughter
Third person, from the daughter
Third person, from the mother
Both the narrator and mother share the personality trait of ...
Obedience
Stubbornness
Carelessness
Peacefulness
What motivates the narrator to do poorly on her mother's quizzes?
Her desire to not become a prodigy combined with a stubbornness about her mother.
Her wish to become a famous piano player and make lots of money.
Her avoidance of reality and fear of changing.
Her ideas about happiness and perfection.
If "frequent" means "occurring with regularity," then "infrequent" means ...
rarely happening
exciting and motivating
free or errors
wanting to be seen more
Which phrase shows possession, or ownership?
Tim's notebook
Jon and Dan
Martha and I
Sarah
Select the COMMON nouns from the list (check ALL that apply) . Ignore capitalization.
west middle school
pencil
rain
traverse city
Select the PROPER nouns from the list (check ALL that apply) . Ignore capitalization.
west middle school
pencil
rain
traverse city
Replace the word in quotes with the correct personal pronoun.
Everyone cheered when "Jason" ran up the field.
They
It
She
He
Which sentence includes a possessive noun?
Andrea and Michael are friends.
Andrea's friends cheered her up yesterday.
Jim is very mad at him.
Sydney is kind and sweet.
Identify the correct order for the three nouns below:
Mr. Smith, they, stick
Proper, common, possessive
Common, pronoun, proper
Proper, pronoun, common
Common, possessive, proper
Replace the word in quotes with the correct "pronoun."
Mike ate his "sandwich."
Mike ate "it."
Mike ate "them."
Mike ate "us."
Mike ate "her."
