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Dancing Bird of Paradise

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What genre (type of story) is The Dancing Bird of Paradise?

a)

Fantasy

b)

Biography

c)

Poetry

2.

Haruno's dancing name was...

a)

Mrs. Beck

b)

Ms. Silva

c)

Sahomi Tachibana

d)

Mrs. Singer

3.

Which of the following choices is NOT one of the settings from The Dancing Bird of Paradise?

a)

Japan

b)

New York City

c)

Washington

d)

California

4.

An internment camp is like a ...

a)

summer camp

b)

prison

c)

school

5.

What was the main reason Japanese people ended up in internment camps?

a)

They were dangerous.

b)

They were spies during WWII.

c)

They looked different.

6.

What is kabuki?

a)

A musical instrument.

b)

A Japanese play with dance and music.

c)

A type of dessert.

7.

What does the word donned mean?

John donned the jersey of his favorite baseball team.

a)

washed

b)

put on

c)

threw away

8.

What is a synonym for converted?

a)

changed

b)

covered

9.

What does the word orderly mean in the following sentence?

The large crowd left the building orderly.

a)

quickly

b)

free from trouble; organized

c)

disorganized

10.

If something is finely made, it would be...

a)

wrinkled

b)

delicate

c)

slippery

11.

How did Haruno end up in Tokyo, Japan?

a)

Haruno went to climb Mt. Fuji.

b)

Haruno attended the Tachibana Dance School.

c)

Haruno visited Japan on vacation.

12.

How did the Japanese people react when they were in the internment camp?

a)

They were excited to be there.

b)

They tried to make it a better place.

c)

They thought is was a nice place to be.

13.

Which word means to signal someone to come over?

a)

orderly

b)

beckoned

c)

kimono

d)

flared

14.

Which word means calm, controlled behavior?

a)

intermission

b)

swished

c)

orderly

d)

converted

15.

Which word means a break in a musical performance?

a)

intermission

b)

kimono

c)

sweltered

d)

orderly

16.

Which word means to change?

a)

donned

b)

converted

c)

poised

d)

delicate

17.

What is a traditional piece of Japanese clothing?

a)

delicate

b)

kimono

c)

donned

d)

flared

18.

Which word describes a kind of sound?

a)

sweltered

b)

internment

c)

swished

d)

flared

19.

What word is the opposite of heavy and coarse?

a)

delicate

b)

flared

c)

sweltered

d)

poised

20.

What means that you put on a piece of clothing?

a)

poised

b)

flared

c)

donned

d)

orderly

21.

A prison, typically a military prison, is a place of

a)

internment

b)

kimono

c)

donned

d)

flared

22.

Another word for balanced is

a)

orderly

b)

flared

c)

poised

d)

kimono

23.

To spread out, as in a skirt, is

a)

swished

b)

flared

c)

donned

d)

kimono

24.

What you are doing when you are hot and sweating in the desert.

a)

sweltering

b)

poised

c)

converted

d)

swished

25.

The story of The Dancing Bird of Paradise is about a young girl whose family came to America from

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

North Korea

d)

Taiwan

26.

If something is "delicate" it.......

a)

is finely skilled or sensitive

b)

is rough and rugged

c)

is made of firm, harsh materials

27.

A loose robe tied with a sash is called a .......

a)

frock

b)

kimono

c)

garment

28.

The word "swished" refers to......

a)

mixing of something

b)

making a basket in a game

c)

a soft muffled sound created by movement

29.

If something is "flared" it is

a)

opened, spread outward

b)

cut and ripped

c)

shut tightly

30.

When does intermission take place?

a)

In the beginning of an event

b)

between events or activities

c)

at the end of one or more activities/events

31.

The word "beckoned" means.....

a)

to be ignored

b)

yelled or screamed at

c)

sign or signal by moving the hand or head

32.

"Poised" refers to

a)

drop or fall

b)

to be afraid and fearful

c)

kept in balance; steady

33.

internment camps

a)

used as confined to a particular place during a time of war

b)

a safe place to go during time of war

c)

are used as a place for people to stay if they need housing

34.

"orderly" refers to

a)

moved in a specific order

b)

loud and chaotic in process

c)

Free from disturbance, trouble, or violence

35.

"They sweltered through the desert heat."

"Sweltered" refers to......

a)

move with ease and quickness

b)

Suffered, sweat, or became faint from heat

c)

unable to move due to obstacles

36.

He "donned" his new shoes and hat."

The definition of "donned" is........

a)

put on/wore

b)

ruin/destroy

c)

donate/give away

37.

made a signal by moving the hand or head

a)

beckoned

b)

coverted

c)

flared

38.

changed from one thing to another

a)

beckoned

b)

coverted

c)

flared

39.

opened or spread outward

a)

beckoned

b)

converted

c)

flared

40.

finely skilled or sensitive

a)

delicate

b)

donned

c)

flared

41.

put on

a)

delicate

b)

donned

c)

flared

42.

the time between events or periods of activity

a)

intermission

b)

kimono

c)

orderly

43.

free from disturbances, trouble or violence

a)

intermission

b)

kimono

c)

orderly

44.

a loose robe that is tied with a sash

a)

poised

b)

kimono

c)

swished

45.

kept in balance

a)

poised

b)

kimono

c)

swished

46.

suffered, sweat, or became faint from heat

a)

sweltered

b)

kimono

c)

swished

47.

moved with a soft, muffled sound

a)

flared

b)

kimono

c)

swished

48.

the process of being confined to a certain place during a war

a)

internment

b)

intermission

c)

beckoned

49.

What is a kabuki?

a)

style of Japanese theater

b)

style of Japanese dancing

c)

style of Japanese singing

50.

Why were the internment camps such a bad idea? Which TWO are true.

a)

The Japanese citizens were loyal to America.

b)

Many Japanese Americans fought in the war.

c)

They didn't work becuase the Japanese Americans were spies.

51.

How did Haruno end up in Tokyo? LOOK CAREFULLY

a)

A man saw her dance beautifully. He told her mother she should go to the Tachibana Dance School. It is in Tokyo. Her grandparents took her there five years later.

b)

A man saw her dance beautifully. He told her mother she should go to the Tachibana Dance School. It is in Tokyo. Her parents took her there five years later.

52.

Why did Haruno return to the United States?

a)

Her grandfather thought there might be a war between Japan and the United States. He wanted her to be safe with her family.

b)

SHe was finished with her dance school and weanted to return to show off all she learned.

c)

Her family was in an interment camp and she wanted to go visit them.

53.

How did Haruno get the name Sahomi Tachibana?

a)

The headmaster of the school in Japan gave it to her because she danced so well. She was described as a beautiful bird of paradise from the Tachibana school.

b)

Her grandfather gave it to her because she danced so well. She was described as a beautiful bird of paradise from the Tachibana school.

54.

Find the adverb...

a)

bounce

1.

verb

b)

always

2.

adverb

c)

hilly

3.

adjective

d)

flying

4.

verb

55.

Match!

a)

rinse

1.

verb

b)

memory

2.

noun

c)

frost

3.

noun

d)

silently

4.

adverb

56.

Match!

a)

recently

1.

adverb

b)

completed

2.

verb

c)

highway

3.

noun

d)

new

4.

adjective

57.

Match!

a)

rapidly

1.

adverb

b)

factory

2.

noun

c)

grew

3.

verb

58.

WHich is the adverb?

a)

time

b)

year

c)

normally

d)

weather