WorksheetsUnderstanding Red Scarf Girl: Chapters 1-4
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 29mins
What is the main idea presented in Chapter 1 of "Red Scarf Girl"?
Ji-li Jiang's family is wealthy and powerful.
Ji-li Jiang is excited about the Cultural Revolution and its promises.
Ji-li Jiang is indifferent to the changes happening around her.
Ji-li Jiang is planning to move to another country.
What motivates Ji-li Jiang to participate in the Cultural Revolution at the beginning of the book?
Her desire to rebel against her parents.
Her belief in the Communist Party's ideals and the promise of a better future.
Her wish to become famous.
Her need to fit in with her friends.
Who is the main character in "Red Scarf Girl"?
Mao Zedong
Ji-li Jiang
Ji-li's father
Ji-li's teacher
What is Ji-li's initial reaction to being selected for a special dance audition?
She is disappointed and uninterested.
She is thrilled and sees it as an honor.
She is nervous and scared.
She is indifferent.
How does Ji-li's family's social status affect her opportunities during the Cultural Revolution?
It provides her with more opportunities.
It limits her opportunities and creates challenges.
It has no effect on her opportunities.
It makes her more popular among her peers.
What role does Ji-li's grandfather play in the family's history?
He was a revolutionary leader.
He was a landlord, which negatively impacts the family's status.
He was a famous actress.
He was a government official.
What internal conflict does Ji-li face in the early chapters of the book?
Choosing between her family and her friends.
Deciding whether to support the Cultural Revolution or her family's values.
Choosing a career path.
Deciding whether to move to a new city.
How does Ji-li's relationship with her classmates change as the Cultural Revolution progresses?
She becomes more popular.
She becomes isolated due to her family's background.
She gains new friends who support her.
Her relationships remain unchanged.
What does Ji-li hope to achieve by excelling in school and participating in the Cultural Revolution?
To gain a scholarship to study abroad.
To bring honor to her family and improve their social status.
To become a famous actress.
To avoid being sent to the countryside.
What is the setting of the story, Red Scarf Girl?
China, 1960s
China, 1970s
Vietnam, beginning 1969
Brooklyn, beginning 1979
Who is the leader of the country at the time of the story?
Chairman Mao
Chairman Ji-Li
Chairman Gu
Chairman Long
What does Ji-Li want to audition for?
Liberation Army Arts Academy
The school talent show
To be in the Liberation Army
A movie being filmed
Why can't Ji-Li audition?
Her father doesn't like performers
Her mom needs her help at home
Her family is too poor to pay for school
Her family has a bad political background
What are the 4 olds?
old ideas, old food, old customs, old traditions
old people, old clothes, old money, old newspapers
old ideas, old customs, old traditions, old beliefs
old religion, old customs, old art, old beliefs
Which is an example of "forolds"
narrow legged pants and pointy shoes
baggy pants
a red scarf
listening to Chairman Mao
Who did Ji-Li not want to write a da zi bao about?
Her teachers
Her family
Her best friend
Herslef
How does Ji-Li feel about the way "revolutionaries" treat people (ex. the man in the street, her aunt, her teachers)
She doesn't care either way
She hates it and speaks up against it
She agrees with it
She doesn't really agree with it but doesn't want to speak up against it
Ji-Li finds out that her grandfather was...
An actor
A rightest
A landlord
A soldier
Red Scarf Girl is _______.
a memoir
a biography
a report
an argument
Ji-li's class mate and best friend
An-yi
Yin Lan-lan
Ji-yong
Ji-yun
The character Song Po Po is a ___________________ in Ji Li's family.
Aunt
Uncle
Housekeeper
Younger Sister
Who is the author and narrator of the text?
Thin Face
Chairman Mao
Jiang Xi-Reng
Ji-Li Jiang
Why were the student inspectors cutting the man's pants?
because they were to long
because they were too short
because he dressed fancy
Because he dressed the plain
What does Ji-li's first name mean?
Beautiful
Intelligent
Lucky
Tough
Which is an example of "forolds"
narrow legged pants and pointy shoes
baggy pants
a red scarf
listening to Chairman Mao
What is an internal conflict?
Struggle or conflict within your own mind.
Conflict between more than one person.
A physical illness.
Physical fight with another person.
What is a "da-zi-bao"?
A type of food popular in China.
A newspaper.
A poster criticizing teachers/leaders.
A picture of Chairman Mao hung at school.
Who were the Red Successors?
High school and college aged students chosen to get rid of four olds.
Middle school aged students who would become Red Guards when they were older.
Chairman Mao's bodyguards.
A secret society that tried to get rid of Chairman Mao.
Why was Ji-li not elected as a Red Successor?
Other students in her class revealed they knew her grandfather had been a landlord, which was a negative thing at the time.
She was a girl and girls were not allowed to be Red Successors.
She had a to criticize her father publicly and she refused.
She was not old enough.
How does Ji-li's perception of the Cultural Revolution begin to change in Chapters 1-4?
She becomes more enthusiastic about it.
She starts to question its impact on her family and community.
She remains completely supportive of it.
She decides to ignore it altogether.
What is an economic system characterized by private ownership of property, free competition, and business for profit?
Communism
Capitalism
Socialism
Feudalism
What is an economic system in which all means of production are owned by the entire community and used for the good of all its members?
Capitalism
Bourgeois
Communism
Proletarian
Who is a member of the working class, especially a farmer or factory worker?
Bourgeois
Proletarian
Capitalist
Communism
In China, what term is used in a derogatory manner to describe a person who enjoys and admires a luxurious 'capitalist' lifestyle?
Proletariat
Bourgeois
Communist
Peasant
Goal: We should create a classless society by fighting to abolish class distinctions so that we can distribute resources equally.
Communism
Capitalism
