WorksheetsTea With Milk Comprehension Assessment
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1.) Based on the text, which word BEST describes Masako in this photo?
a)
sad
b)
hungry
c)
cold
d)
excited
2.
2.) Which detail helps you understand why Masako was sad at the beginning of the story?
a)
"She did not want to leave the only home she had ever known."
b)
"...Omelets, fried chicken, or spaghetti..."
c)
"Her new home was drafty, with windows made of paper."
d)
"But her parents were homesick and decided to return to Japan..."
3.
3.) Why is this page important to the story?
a)
The page shows that she did not know English.
b)
The page suggests that she misses school lunch.
c)
The page suggests that she feels lonely at school.
d)
The pages shows that she doesn't like her school uniform.
4.
4.) Which sentence BEST describes Masako's feelings about the banker that the matchmaker found for her?
a)
Masako loves him.
b)
Masako can't wait to get married.
c)
Masako wants to move to America.
d)
Masako doesn't like the banker.
5.
5.) Which detail BEST supports the idea that Masako doesn't like the man the matchmaker chose for her.
a)
"Isn't he a charming young man?"
b)
"In a fancy restaurant, they drank tea and ate lunch and drank more tea."
c)
"His family owns the bank where he works."
d)
"Charming like a catfish!"
6.
6. ) Which phrase from the passage best helps the reader understand the meaning of the word "foreign"?
a)
"The bus took her to the train station."
b)
"I should leave home and live on my own..."
c)
"But I wasn't born here."
d)
"...The villagers stopped and stared."
7.
7. ) What happened with Masako when she reached Osaka?
a)
She got scared and went back to her parents' home.
b)
She applied for a job in a department store.
c)
She bought a car and drove around the city.
d)
She covered her ears because of the traffic noises.
8.
8. ) Why is this illustration important to the passage? (Check TWO reasons below.)
a)
It shows why Masako's supervisor gave her a new job.
b)
It shows that Masako is excited that she can speak English to the family.
c)
It shows that the boy likes her hair.
d)
It shows that all the kids in the lobby like her.
e)
It shows that the supervisor speaks perfect English.
9.
9.) Why is this page important to the passage?
a)
It shows that May stayed in Japan and made a home there with her husband.
b)
It shows that May kept some of her Japanese customs.
c)
It shows that May continued some American traditions.
d)
All of these
10.
Who is the main character in the story?
a)
grandfather
b)
Masako
c)
the store manager
d)
the grandson
11.
What is the main setting of the story?
a)
Japan in current time
b)
Japan in the past
c)
America in the present
d)
America in the past
12.
What is the conflict in the story?
a)
Masako/May was not happy with her life in Japan.
b)
Masako/May was not happy in California.
c)
Joseph wanted to marry May.
d)
Masako/May did not want to work at the department store.
13.
What is the resolution to the conflict?
a)
Masako moved to America.
b)
Joseph married Masako.
c)
Masako quit her job at the department store.
d)
Masako realized that home is not just a place. It is somewhere the people and things you love are with you.
14.
May preferred to dress in American clothing, not a traditional Japanese _______________.
a)
sweater
b)
jeans
c)
sneakers
d)
kimono
15.
Though May felt American her parents were of Japanese _____________________.
a)
nationality
b)
dialogue
c)
kimono
d)
foreigner
16.
When a character speaks in a story it is called _____________.
a)
nationality
b)
dialogue
c)
kimono
d)
foreigner
17.
May was treated like a _____________ by other Japanese school children.
a)
nationality
b)
dialogue
c)
kimono
d)
foreigner
18.
Because of her Asian ___________ Masako was expected to marry a man from a good Japanese family.
a)
ethnicity
b)
longing
c)
homesick
d)
aimlessly
19.
The family left California because her parents were ____________________ for Japan.
a)
ethnicity
b)
telegraph
c)
homesick
d)
aimlessly
20.
May learned to write using ____________________ in her Japanese High School.
a)
telegraph
b)
longing
c)
calligraphy
d)
aimlessly
21.
May sent a message to her parents by _______________ telling them she had a job in the city.
a)
telegraph
b)
longing
c)
calligraphy
d)
aimlessly
22.
May wandered __________ around the department store.
a)
telegraph
b)
longing
c)
calligraphy
d)
aimlessly
23.
May was ________________ to return to America.
a)
telegraph
b)
longing
c)
calligraphy
d)
aimlessly
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