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Tg Rhu Exercise (SET 12)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Mr. Li so eager to give his mother?

a)

Binoculars

b)

Handphone

c)

Spectacles

d)

Watch

2.

The place where ships are kept

a)

Hangar

b)

Quay

c)

Harbour

d)

Shipyard

3.

The name of Mr. Li's wife

a)

Ying

b)

Ah Ma

c)

Helen

d)

Janet

4.

Mr. Li took his mother to see a doctor to check her

a)

Ears

b)

Nose

c)

Eyes

d)

Mouth

5.

The name of the place that Ah Ma wanted to see

a)

Singapore

b)

Tanjong Rhu

c)

Tanjung Sepat

d)

Tanjong Agas

6.

The place where Ah Ma talked to Mr. Li's deceased father.

a)

Coffin

b)

Confectionery

c)

Santuary

d)

Altar

7.

The language used by Mr. Li and Ying

a)

Cantonese

b)

Mandarin

c)

English

d)

Hokkien

8.

One last thing Mr. Li wanted to put beside his father's on the altar?

a)

Ah Ma's dress

b)

Ah Ma's photograph

c)

Ah Ma's handphone

d)

Ah Ma's pillow

9.

What cultural value is being practised by Mr. Li's mother?

a)

Paying respect to ancestors

b)

Paying respect to the authority

c)

Paying money when buying

d)

Paying respect to the animals

10.

Mr Li and Ying have little time for certain Chinese traditions. Ah Ma, on the other hand, believes it is important to honour the deceased members of the family. This represents the theme of...

a)

Modern ideas versus traditional values

b)

Regret

c)

Seizing opprtunities

d)

Filial piety

11.

What did Mr Li feel about his house?

a)

He was proud of it but felt it needed a new paint job

b)

He was proud of it but felt that there were too many big empty rooms in it

c)

He was proud of it but felt it needed to be bigger

12.

Which of the following is not the moral value of the short story Tanjong Rhu?

a)

We should not forget our traditions and customs though we may live in a modern world

b)

We should value the time we have with the people we love because they will not be with us forever

c)

We should realise that money cannot buy everything, least of all happiness

d)

We should take advantage of our talents and abilities

13.

Mr Li and Ying doesn't have time for certain Chinese traditions.

Ah Ma, on the other hand, believes it is important to honour the deceased members of the family.


This represents the theme of...

a)

Regret

b)

Seizing opportunities

c)

Modern ideas versus traditional values

14.

Which message can be found in the story?

a)

We should put wealth before anything.

b)

We should reject modernity.

c)

We should appreciate every moment we have with our family.

15.

After Ah Ma passed away, Mr Li really wanted to remember the memories of Tanjong Rhu but he could not remember. Why?

a)

He had forgotten all about his childhood because they were unpleasant to him.

b)

He had never asked Ah Ma about them and he had never listened to her when she talked about them.

c)

He refused to dwell on the past because only the present was important to him.