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Worksheets"Two Kinds:
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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
Which statement best explains why the daughter develops a negative attitude toward her mother's quizzes?
She feels that the tests keep getting harder.
She is not interested in geography or math.
She sees herself disappointing her mother.
She wants to play piano instead of taking tests.
What does the daughter realize when she becomes angry at her reflection in the mirror?
She has the power to decide for herself who she will be.
If she doesn't become a prodigy, she won't succeed at anything.
She can be the prodigy her mother wants her to be.
If she does become a prodigy, she will be sad.
What is not a reason the daughter plays badly at the talent show?
She does not want to win the talent show.
She has not been taught well by a deaf teacher.
She does not really try to learn her selected piece.
What is the best definition for lamented?
showed appreciation for
expressed annoyance at
expressed regret
showed anger about
What is the best example of squabbling?
World War II
an intense politiical debate
asking a friend for advice about a problem
arguing over toys
What might cause a person to feel devastated?
struggling with a math problem
making 100% on a science test
having your house burn down
being asked to do chores
Which word means "feeling that one has been disrespected?"
indignity
reproach
discordant
lamented
When the daughter says to her mother, "Why don't you like me the way I am? I'm not a genius!" she believes
her mother knows she is not a genius.
she doesn't deserve piano lessons.
her mother must not value her as she is.
she must work harder than other people to be successful.
The theme or message of the story is
determination is more important than genius.
a happy family requires obedient children.
accepting oneself can be more important than success.
a parent's expectations inspire a child's achievements.
From which point of view is the story told?
first person, from the daughter's point of view
first person, from the mother's point of view
second person, from your point of view
third person, from an outside narrator's point of view
What character trait do the mother and daughter both have?
sensitivity
stubbornness
sense of humor
musicality
What was the daughter's motive for acting bored with her mother's quizzes?
She wants to learn to play the piano a lot more than she wants to master the tests.
She wants to avoid failure.
She refuses to be pushed into becoming a prodigy.
She is trying to make her mother get mad and hit her.
The daughter fails the mother many times, feeling she had a right to fall short of her mother's expectations. From the daughter's perspective
being a failure was a joke.
being a failure was a way to express her independence.
being a failure was devastating.
being a failure was just her tough luck.
The Latin prefix -in means
not
before
inside
after
Which is a possessive noun?
Carl B. Bruce
Carl B. Bruce's
her
school
Which is a common noun?
elephant
Table Rock Lake
18th Street
Wurlitzer piano
Which of the following is.a possessive pronoun?
he
she
hers
them
