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WorksheetsTwo Kinds
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 57mins
In “Two Kinds,” what does the mother hope for her daughter?
a meeting with Ed Sullivan
a way to happiness
a good career
a special talent
What statement best explains why the daughter in "Two Kinds" develops a negative attitude toward her mother's quizzes?
She finds the test getting harder and harder.
She is not interested in geography or math.
She sees herself as disappointing her mother.
She wants to play the piano instead of taking tests.
In "Two Kinds, what does the daughter realize when she becomes angry at her reflection in the mirror?
If she does not become a prodigy, she will not succeed at anything.
If she becomes a prodigy she will be a sad, unpleasant girl.
She has the power to decide for herself who she will be.
She can be the prodigy her mother wants her to be.
Which of the following are reason that the daughter plays badly at the talent show?
She has not been taught well by her teacher, who is deaf.
She wants Waverly, not herself, to win the talent show.
She does not sincerely try to learn her selected piece.
She does not wish to play well at the talent show.
Which of the following is the best definition for lamented?
expressed regret
showed appreciation
expressed annoyance
showed anger
Which situation most clearly shows an example of squabbling? Base your choice on the meaning of the squabbling.
Jose asks Leila for advice on how to fix his bicycle.
Kim and Li fight over who gets to go first up the stairs.
Jamal bores his friends with stories of winning video games.
Ed and Ramon discuss their differing opinions about politics.
Which situation would most likely cause a person to feel devastated? Base your answer on the meaning of devastated.
Jpn's younger sister cannot grasp his explanation of chemistry.
Komal graduates at the top of his high school class.
No one shows up for Joshua's thirteenth birthday party.
Rosa must finish her homework before watching television.
Part A. In "Two Kinds", the mother arranges for the daughter to have piano lessons. The daughter states " Why don't you like me the way I am ? I'm not a genius. "
Choose the answer that describes what the daughter most likely believes.
If her mother wants her to develop a talent, then her mother must not value her as she is.
If her mother wants her to develop a talent, then her mother must realize she is not a genius.
Part A Which statement best sums up the theme , or message of "Two Kinds"
Accepting oneself can be more important than success.
A parent's expectations inspire a child's achievements.
From which point of view is "Two Kinds" written?
a. first person, from the daughter's point of view
b. third person, from the mother's point of view.
in "Two Kinds", which character trait fo the daughter and mother share?
sensitivity
stubborness
cheerfulness
peacefulness
In this passage, the narrator explains how she began reacting to her mother's quizzes.
"I had new thoughts, wilful thoughts, or rather thoughts filled with lots of won'ts. I won't let her change me, I promised myself. I won't be what I'm not. So now on nights when my mother presented her tests, I performed listlessly, my head propped on one arm. I pretended to be bored. And I was. "
Which sentence best explains what drives, or motivates, the narrator to act bored?
She feels like a failure when she doesn't know the answers to the tests.
She decides that learning piano is more interesting than taking tests.
Read this sentence from "Two Kinds". In this passage, the narrator explains that she has continued to disappoint her mother.
"in the years that followed, I failed her so many times, each time asserting my own will, my right to fall short of expectations."
What perspective does this comment reveal about the narrator?
Failure became a way for her to express her independence.
Her mother's expectations served as a warning to her.
The word "competent" means "able to do a specific job correctly." The word incompetent is formed by adding the LAtin prefix in- to the competent. Based on your knowledge of in-, choose the most likely meaning of incompetent.
capable of doing many jobs
having a set of skills that apply to various tasks
lacking the qualities needed to do something well
unable to maintain focus for long periods of time.
Which pair of definitions is most likely to be accurate ? Base your answer on your knowledge of the Latin prefix -in.
If comprehensible means "understandable" then incomprehensible means "easily understandable".
If adequate means "average:sufficient; just enough," then inadequate means "not enough"
Which word in the sentence is a possessive noun?
Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's singing, but Taylor liked my piano playing.
Keisha
Sam's
Taylor
My
Which sentence contains both a common and a proper noun?
Sara was tired of trying to please her demanding mother.
The ambitious mother wanted her daughter to be a prodigy.
Susan thought Yolanda was more talented than Janelle.
The deaf piano teacher could not hear his student playing.
Read the following sentence.
Mike wanted Mike's mother to help Samantha and her friend prepare for the talent show.
Choose the sentence that correctly replaces a noun in this sentence with a possessive pronoun without changing the original meaning.
Mike wanted his mother to help Samantha and her friend prepare for the talent show.
Mike wanted Mike's mother to help Samantha and Samantha's friend prepare for the talent show.
Read the following sentence.
Most people call Misha a prodigy, but I think his sister has more talent.
Choose the answer that correctly identifies the personal pronoun and the proper noun in the sentence.
Personal pronoun: Most ; proper noun: MIsha
Personal pronoun: Misha; proper noun : prodigy
Personal pronoun: I; proper noun : MIsha
Personal pronoun: I; proper noun : sister
