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Worksheets"Two Kinds" Test Prep
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Jing-Mei's mother's life in China was hard because she...
lost her home and family
was wounded in a war
lost her family's vast fortune
wasn't allowed to practice her rleigion
According to Jing-Mei's mother, what are the "two kinds"?
Great pianists and all other pianists
People who try their best and people who are lazy
Daughters who obey and daughters who follow their own minds
Parents who are proud and loving and parents who are selfish
When Jing-Mei sees her "prodigy side" in the mirror, she realizes that she ... (inference)
has successfully become a prodigy
has inherited that side oif herself fron her mother
has no right to think so highly of herself
must resist her mother's efforts to make her a prodigy
The mothger immediately gives up her goals for Jing-Mei when
Jing-Mei calmly explains her real goals
Jing-Mei mentions the dead twin girls
the school guidance counselor offers sound advice
Old Chong raises his fee
The main source of conflict between Jing-Mei and her mother is JIng-Mei's...
need to be appreciated for who she is
friendship with her cousin Waverly
dislike for Old Chong
desire to be just like Shirley Temple
Which vocabulary word means "without energy or interest"?
fiasco
discordant
mesmerizing
listlessly
Which vocabulary word means "clashing, not harmonious"?
prodigy
listlessly
discordant
fiasco
Which vocabulary word means "total failure"?
fiasco
prodigy
mesmerizing
discordant
Which vocabulary word means "spellbinding, fascinating"?
discordant
fiasco
prodigy
mesmerizing
Which vocabulary word means "child of highly unusual talent or genius"?
mesmerizing
prodigy
listlessly
fiasco
Choose the best meaning for the underlined word: "Nikan," said my mother as Shirley's eyes flooded with tears.
dried up
reddened
darkened
filled up
The instructor of the beauty training school had to lop off these soggy clumps to make my hair even again.
cut
add to
wash
rub
I whined and then kicked my foot a little when I couldn't stand it anymore.
spat
complained
laughed
howled
I dawdled over it, playing a few bars and looking up to see what notes followed.
concentrated
practiced hard
wasted time
hurried
After our struggle at the piano, she never mentioned my playing again.
opportunity
fistfight
experience
conflict
What can you infer was Jing-Mei's MOTIVATION for bringing up the dead bablies?
to make her mother sad
to shock her mother
to make Waverly sad
to shock Waverly
At first, her mother's ambitions for Jing-Mei are MOTIVATED by...
the family's extreme povertu
hee mother's resentment of her sister
a belief that America is the land of opportuniuty
Chong's enthusiastic reports
Jing-Mei's MOTIVE for not working hard at her piano lessons is that she...
resents the pressure from her mother
has no love or respect for her mother
dislikes the instructor
wants to p;lay chess like her cousin
Based on the mother's behavior toward Jing-Mei, a reader can infer that the mother...
wants Jing-Mei to be a pianist just like she used to be
is unhappy she left China
gives up easily
wants Jing-Mei to succeed and reach her potential
When Jing-Mei daydreams about people jumping to their feet and Ed Sullivan rushing onto the stage after her recital, we can infer that she is...
well-prepared for the recital
does not have a realistic understanding of her abilities
is a prodigy
will amaze the audience with her ability and confidence
