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WorksheetsPerfecting Pratas Revision Part 1
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who are the main characters of Perfecting Pratas?
Albert
Ben
Sushila
Desmond Sim
______ is an important character who doesn't appear on stage but causes the MAIN conflict in the play.
Sushila
Young Ben
Mother
Desmond Sim
The setting of the play is...
The kitchen
The living room
The bedroom
The garden
When did Mother die?
In the last few months
When Ben was a baby
Ten years ago
Fifteen years ago
The play emphasises Albert's dedication as a parent through...(Tick TWO answers only.)
Albert yelling, 'You don't bring your mother into this!'
The clean kitchen
Ben's appreciation of all the little things Albert does.
Albert making pratas for Ben at the end of the play.
'When you make it with your own hands...then it's special.'
This line highlights that the pratas are an important symbol that represent...
delicious food
Mother's perfect love and care for the family
Albert's struggle to be a perfect father
Sushila's love for Ben
Which of these lines show Albert's sense of inadequacy as a father? Tick TWO options.
Your mother was a real mother. I'm not qualified to be a father.
I'm sorry, Ben.
Your ma made all the dough! I just pretended to play along!
You've been missing her since you were eight.
Albert: (sadly) 'Your ma just did everything perfectly when she was alive. Her bread loaves rose and browned perfectly. Mine just collapse and shrivel like an old man's buns.'
What do these lines most clearly show about Albert?
Albert feels that his son loves his mother more than him.
Albert wants to do everything perfectly.
Albert feels that he will never match up to his wife.
Albert cannot get over his wife's death.
Ben: 'I don't remember her face! [...] What's wrong with me, Pa?
These lines show that Ben feels...
Guilty that he can no longer remember his mother.
Frustrated that his mother didn't take more photos of herself.
Angry with his father for not making pratas with him.
Sad that his father didn't talk more about his mother.
Ben: 'I just wanna talk. [...] We never get to talk.
Albert: 'Talk? Talk about what?'
What do these lines show about Ben and Albert's relationship at the start of the play? (Tick TWO correct options.)
They have little time for quality conversations with each other.
Albert cares about Ben deeply.
Ben wants to connect more with his father.
Albert feels angry when he talks to Ben.
What is the main reason why Ben wants to make pratas?
He misses his mother and wants to remember her.
He likes to challenge himself.
He wants to spend more quality time with his father.
He wants to open a prata stall in the future.
At the end of the play, Ben says 'They don't taste like Ma's. [...] But, Pa... they're perfect.'
Why are these lines so moving? They emphasise...
... how Ben appreciates his father's dedication and love.
... how Ben admires his father's cooking skills.
... how Ben feels pity for his father's feelings of insecurity.
... how Ben is honest about his father's failure to be a good parent.
