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WorksheetsBy Any Other Name
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 26mins
The details in paragraph 21 are significant because...
They explain cultural differences that Santha doesn't understand
They explain children's games played in British schools
They explain why the Indian children are treated differently during recess
They explain differences in game rules that Santha is unfamiliar with
What is the effect of the story's point of view?
It explains how British rule affected Indian culture
It personalizes British rule during the colonial period`
It provides information about Indian family life compared to British history
It offers a broad overview of life in colonial India before independence
In paragraph 18, the word siesta comes from a Spanish word meaning...
A period of laziness
a brief interruption
an afternoon nap
An introduction to activity
Read this line from paragraph 3. "The headmistress had been in India, I suppose, fifteen years or so, but she still smiled her helpless inability to cope with Indian names."
What does this line best suggest about English people in India during the time period the author describes.
The English had trouble speaking the names of Indian and British children
The English thought their culture and language was superior to India's
The English ruled India and had been transferring teachers there ever since the headmistress had been stationed there
The English tried to educate British and Indian children during their rule
Which TWO sentences are reasons the author likely describes Santha's classmate in such detail in paragraph 9?
The author wants to point out differences in Indian culture and English culture
The author wants to show the commonalities between the English children and the Indian children
The author wants to provide information about Indian and English friendship
The author wants to point out differences between Indian schools and the English schools
The author wants to provide a picture of an Indian girl assimilating to English mode of dress.
In paragraph 8, the author uses descriptive language to indicate that...
the school looked the same as Indian schools
the school reflected British culture
the school reflected both British and Indian culture
the school looked out of place for British and Indian people
"By Any Other Name" can best be described as exploring the theme of ...
the difficulty in adjusting to public schools
the effects of conflicting on colonial countries
the effects of imperialism on trade
the difficulty of maintaining a sense of personal identity
The primary purpose of paragraph 5 is...
to describe how the author's family lived
to describe the school that the children attended
to describe the author's relationship with her father
to describe how the climate affects the characters
Read this sentence about the selection
"Premila asked Santha not to act so excited"
How could this sentence be revised using the past perfect tense?
Premila had asked Santha not to act so excited
Premila asks Santha not to act so excited
Premila would have asked Santha not to act so excited
Premila will ask Santha not to act so excited
Which TWO lines from the story tell you that the story is a memoir?
These, in the tradition of British schools were painted dark brown and had matting on the floors
But it was nearing the hottest time of the day, and the road was almost deserted
The door opened sharply and Premila marched in
The first day at school is still, when I think of it, a remarkable one.
I understood it perfectly, and I remember it all very clearly
Which TWO ways that Indian children emulate the British cultures?
The seat in the back of the classroom
They girls wear cotton dresses instead of their saris
They pass drawing back and forth to each other during their lessons
The bring sandwiches for lunch
Which character in the story is most outspoken and disturbed by the treatment of Indian people by the English?
Ayah
Premila
Santha
Mother
We tried to ________ what we had seen this morning?
emulate
insular
palpitate
precarious
sedately
Dean stepped back further, the smile fading from his face as the two men drove away at a very _______ pace.
tepid
insular
sedate
precarious
emulate
The shed now looked even more ________ now that everything had been cleared out.
Emulate
precarious
insular
tepid
palpitate
She lifted her canteen and allowed herself a swallow of the ______ water.
precarious
insular
tepid
emulate
wizened
In Sicily therefore the Greek became more continental, and the Phoenician became more _________.
tepid
emualte
precarious
insular
palpitate
When he just looks at me, my heart begins to __________ with excitement.
emulate
insular
paliptate
tepid
precarious
Tobias is in a rare good mood, so please don’t upset the status quo.
What does the bolded word mean
current state of being
A feeling that you have experience this situation before
daring and experimetnal
An act of taking power away from a leader by force
It may sound old-school today, but there was a time when punk music was aggressively avant-garde.
What does the bolded word mean
current state of being
a feeling that you have experienced the situation before
daring or experimental
an act of taking power away from a lead by force
When our 20-point lead began to shrink with minutes to play, I had an odd deja vu about last season and losing the national championship.
What does the bolded word mean?
a current state of being
A feeling that you have experienced the situation before
daring or experimental
an act of taking power away from a leader by force
The cruel military dictator was overthrown in a violent coup d’etat.
What does the bolded word mean?
current state of being
a feeling that you have experience this situation already
daring and experimental
an act of taking power away from a leader by force
