WorksheetsGenerations--Unit 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the title of Unit 1?
Two Kinds
Dialogues
Generations
Perspectives
What is the essential question of Unit 1?
Why do grandmothers hate to drive at night?
What can one generation learn from another?
What is "dialogue"?
What is special about child prodigies?
What is a non-fiction narrative?
a short, rhyming poem
an encyclopedia article
a short story with made up characters and events
a true story
What is the meaning of the root "-dict"?
prodigy
grounded
speak
listen
You get home past your curfew. What is a possible logical consequence?
getting grounded
root word
a $10 reward
dialogue
If you contradict someone, you
agree with them 100%.
tell them they play the piano well even if they don't.
say something different than what they are saying.
inflict physical harm on them.
The main idea of "Grounded" is
A grandma and grandchild can learn a lot from each other.
If your grandma used to sing in a band she probably still likes to sing in. the car.
A 1966 red Chevrolet Impala is a cool car.
Never lie to your parents.
Which word is NOT an important word in "Two Kinds"?
prodigy
mother
piano
Impala
What is NOT true of a summary?
It is shorter than the original text.
.It is longer than the original text.
It contains no opinions.
It contains only the most important details of a text.
"Lamented" means
complimented.
took piano lesson.
expressed regret.
sent a letter to.
"Indignity" is
a mean mother.
criticism.
when you ride around in a red convertible.
a feeling that you have been disrespected.
"Reproach" means
disapproval or criticism.
remarkable or notable.
a natural consequence for your actions.
the same thing as "dialogue."
"Discordant" means
lacking harmony.
in harmony.
disobedient.
messy hair.
"Squabbling" means
scribbling.
fighting noisily.
being a child prodigy.
sequence.
"Devastated" means
a little disappointed.
extremely happy.
not caring one way or the other.
destroyed, completely upset.
In "Two Kinds" the main idea is
a mother and daughter just can not learn to get along.
a mother and daughter can each learn from each other.
a mother has a whole lot to learn from her daughter.
piano lessons are a waste of time.
A character's motives are
the reason a character can not learn from older generations.
the point of view of a story.
the emotions or goals that drive a character to act a certain way.
the main idea of a story.
A character's perspectives is
the main idea of a story.
how he or she views events based on his or her own experiences and emotions.
the answer to the essential question.
the unit title.
The point of view is
character traits.
the high point of action in a story.
the purpose for reading "Two Kinds."
the perspective from which the story is told.
When a narrator is a participant in the action of a story, what kind of narrator is it?
first person
second person
third person.
100th person.
