WorksheetsFlowers Cold Read
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 45mins
1. Part A: Which of the following sentences describes the response and the reason for the people at the restaurant's reaction to the dishwasher breaking the dishes?
Those at the restaurant congratulate the dishwasher because he was entertaining.
Those at the restaurant are surprised by the dishwasher when he unexpectedly drops the dishes.
Those at the restaurant laugh at the dishwasher because he doesn't understand what he has done.
Those at the restaurant are ashamed for embarrassing the dishwasher when he has to clean up his mess.
1. Part B: Which quotation from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?
"The boy stood there, dazed and frightened, holding the empty tray in his hand."
"His frightened expression disappeared and he smiled and hummed as he came back with the broom to sweep the floor."
"He slowly mirrored their smiles and finally broke into an uncertain grin at the joke which he obviously did not understand."
"I tried not to look as the boy as I paid my check and walked out without touching my food. I felt ashamed for both of us."
2. Part A. What do the words vacant and vacuous mean as used in the passage?
Without shame
Unknowing
Without feeling
Unaffected
2. Part B. Which phrase from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?
"...he obviously did not understand."
"I felt sick inside as I looked."
"...the wide, bright eyes of a child."
"They were laughing at him..."
3. Which sentence best summarizes the full Progress Report from May 20?
Charlie witnesses a teenage boy drop a tray of dishes and then helps the teen correct his mistake.
Charlie eats at a restaurant with his coworkers and is embarrassed when he realizes they make fun of him.
Charlie participates in making fun of the dishwasher and then offers the teen the chance to have the same surgery as him.
Charlie sees himself reflected in the dishwasher and realizes that he wants to do more to help others increase their own intelligence.
4. Part A: Charlie feels ashamed in the scene at the restaurant. What does this moment reveal about Charlie?
As Charlie gains more intelligence, he becomes more self-aware.
Following the operation, Charlie teaches people how to treat others.
As Charlie gains more intelligence, he learns about psychology and human interactions.
Following the operation, Charlie feels sorry for those around him with lower intelligence levels.
4. Part B: Which phrase from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?
"I felt sick inside as I looked at his dull, vacuous smile, the wide, bright eyes of a child, uncertain but eager to please."
"I jumped up and shouted, 'Shut up! Leave him alone! It's not his fault he can't understand!'"
"I tried not to look at the boy as I paid my check and walked out without touching my food."
"But today in looking at that boy, for the first time I saw what I had been. I was just like him!"
5. Part A: What is the main claim Charlie makes in the report from May 20?
Those who help others are more capable of understanding people with disabilities.
He did not fully understand the depth of the misunderstandings people had about his situation.
The scientific community is incapable of understanding how human beings interact with each other.
People do not ridicule the physically disabled, but they easily make fun of those with lower intelligence.
5. Part B: How does Charlie support the claim in Part A?
He explains what scientists discovered.
He explains the results of the experiment.
He provides an example from his experience.
He provides research that proves his claim is correct.
