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WorksheetsTwo Kinds Quiz 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
When someone stops working, usually because they are old enough or have worked long enough.
A. seize
B. retirement
C. prodigy
D. regret
A young person who is very talented or smart in something.
A. seize
B. retirement
C. prodigy
D. regret
To cut something off
A. seize
B. retirement
C. prodigy
D. Lop off
To grab something quickly and strongly.
A. seize
B. retirement
C. prodigy
D. regret
expressed regret
A. seize
B. retirement
C. prodigy
D. lamented
Wet and soft, often unpleasantly so.
A. seize
B. soggy
C. prodigy
D. Lop off
To feel sorry or sad about something that happened or that you did.
A. seize
B. retirement
C. prodigy
D. regret
Small, delicate, and often pretty.
A. seize
B. dainty
C. prodigy
D. Lop off
The pirate captain shouted, " (a) the treasure chest before anyone else does!"
Feeling a strong emotion about something.
A. seize
B. filled with a sense of
C. prodigy
D. Lop off
feeling that one has been disrespected
A. seize
B. indignity
C. prodigy
D. Lop off
After many years of teaching, Mrs. Smith decided it was time for her (a) .
Tim felt a lot of (a) after breaking his friend's favorite toy.
The town (a) the loss of the old library, which was a place many people loved.
After leaving the sandwich in the rain, it became (a) and hard to eat.
Sarah is a music (a) ; she can play the piano beautifully even though she is only ten years old.
The gardener had to (a) the dead branches from the tree.
The ballerina danced with (a) steps, making her look like she was floating.
Losing the game was an (a) that the team struggled to accept.
After finishing the difficult puzzle, Sarah was (a) accomplishment.
In “Two Kinds,” what does the mother want her daughter to do?
become Shirley Temple
Retire early
Become a prodigy
cut her hair perfectly
Why did her mother make her get a haircut?
To look like Ed Sullivan
It was too frizzy
It was too long
To look like Shirley Temple
My mother and father would adore me. I would be beyond reproach. I would never need to sulk for anything again.
What does the narrator mean in these sentences?
She would be happy.
She would be perfect.
She would be loved.
She would be finished
Why does the author use Chinese in the story? What does it help the reader understand?
It teaches some Chinese words to understand the character.
It expresses happiness and disappointment of the characters.
It shows us that more than one language is spoken in America.
It uses Chinese to make the story more real and immersive.
We see the narrator uses many contrasting words to convey feelings in the story.
(excited, crazed, angry, bored, comforting)
How can these words effect the reader?
Makes the reader feel that the narrator is having a hard time knowing how to feel.
Helps the reader learn new vocabulary and meaning
Shows the reader that the narrator is too emotional and needs to pick an emotion.
