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Red Scarf Girl Study Sync

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 18mins

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1.

The following passage (paragraph 3) mainly suggests that Ji-li .

I had thought about their coming to my home but never imagined this. They were going to expose my family in front of my teachers and classmates. I would have no pride left. I would never be an educable child again.

a)

A. is afraid of what this will mean for her and her family

b)

B. thinks it might be best for her to turn in her father to the authorities

c)

C. has many powerful allies and friends

d)

D. does not cooperate with the investigation

2.

Which of these inferences about “educational reform” is best supported by the following passage (paragraph 8)?

“Jiang Ji-li has always done well at school. In addition to doing very well in her studies, she participates in educational reform,” Teacher Zhang added.

a)

A. Ji-li probably regrets being involved in something so controversial.

b)

B. Her teacher is probably bringing it up because it sounds good to the Communists.

c)

C. It was likely something that Ji-li became involved with through her father.

d)

D. Thin-Face is there because he knows Ji-li was involved in it.

3.

What does the following passage mainly suggest about Ji-li’s relationship with her father (paragraph 10)?

I closed my eyes. I saw Dad standing on a stage, his head bowed, his name written in large black letters, and then crossed out in red ink, on a sign hanging from his neck. I saw myself standing in the middle of the stage, facing thousands of people, condemning Dad for his crimes, raising my fist to lead the chant, “Down with Jiang Xi-reng.” I saw Dad looking at me hopelessly, tears on his face.

a)

A. Ji-li thinks the right thing to do would be to turn in her father.

b)

B. Ji-li is deeply troubled by the possibility of doing anything to hurt her father.

c)

C. Ji-li suspects that her father is a criminal.

d)

D. Ji-li hasn’t spoken to her father in a long time.

4.

What do the following details from the text mainly reveal about Ji-li (paragraph 18)?

The gray concrete walls closed around me and a slow drizzle dampened my cheeks. I could not go back to the classroom, and I could not go home.

a)

A. Her interrogators were not able to affect her.

b)

B. She was placed into a solitary confinement room by the Communists.

c)

C. She no longer felt safe with her family or her teachers.

d)

D. She knows that she has to reveal secrets about her father.

5.

Which of the following inferences about the interrogation is best supported by the text?

a)

A. Ji-li is holding back and not revealing comments against Mao that she knows her father has made.

b)

B. The people asking Ji-li questions do not care whether she tells the truth.

c)

C. The interrogators have all of the evidence they need on Ji-li’s father.

d)

D. Thin-Face is only making empty threats to Ji-li that are unlikely to actually happen.

6.

Which of the following best expresses a central idea of the excerpt?

a)

A. Parents in China are willing to sacrifice their children for their own political gain.

b)

B. While government officials can be intimidating, children in China know that they can rely on their teachers to support them.

c)

C. If someone does not do what the Communists tell them, they are likely to face a harsh punishment.

d)

D. People in China had the same rights and protections during an interrogation as they would in a free democracy.

7.

What do the following details from the text mainly reveal about Ji-li (paragraph 18)?

The gray concrete walls closed around me and a slow drizzle dampened my cheeks. I could not go back to

the classroom, and I could not go home.

a)

A. Her interrogators were not able to affect her.

b)

B. She was placed into a solitary confinement room by the Communists.

c)

C. She no longer felt safe with her family or her teachers.

d)

D. She knows that she has to reveal secrets about her father.

8.

What does the following passage mainly suggest about Ji-li’s relationship with her father (paragraph 10)?

I closed my eyes. I saw Dad standing on a stage, his head bowed, his name written in large black letters,

and then crossed out in red ink, on a sign hanging from his neck. I saw myself standing in the middle of the

stage, facing thousands of people, condemning Dad for his crimes, raising my fist to lead the chant,

“Down

with Jiang Xi-reng.

” I saw Dad looking at me hopelessly, tears on his face.

a)

A. Ji-li thinks the right thing to do would be to turn in her father.

b)

B. Ji-li is deeply troubled by the possibility of doing anything to hurt her father.

c)

C. Ji-li suspects that her father is a criminal.

d)

D. Ji-li hasn’t spoken to her father in a long time.

9.

Which of the following inferences about the interrogation is best supported by the text?

a)

A. Ji-li is holding back and not revealing comments against Mao that she knows her father has made.

b)

B. The people asking Ji-li questions do not care whether she tells the truth.

c)

C. The interrogators have all of the evidence they need on Ji-li’s father.

d)

D. Thin-Face is only making empty threats to Ji-li that are unlikely to actually happen.

10.

educable

a)

Able to be educated

b)

The act or process of correcting what is wrong with something

c)

To speak in a formal setting such as a court

d)

Strongly stating that something is bad or wrong

11.

reform

a)

To speak in a formal setting such as a court

b)

changes made to an organization in order to improve it

c)

Strongly stating that something is bad or wrong

d)

Strong belief or opinion

12.

testify

a)

Able to be educated

b)

Strong belief or opinion

c)

Strongly stating that something is bad or wrong

d)

Give evidence as a witness to a crime

13.

condemning

a)

The act or process of correcting what is wrong with something

b)

To speak in a formal setting such as a court

c)

Express complete disapproval of someone or something, usually in public

d)

Strong belief or opinion

14.

conviction

a)

Strong belief or opinion

b)

Strongly stating that something is bad or wrong

c)

To speak in a formal setting such as a court

d)

Able to be educated

15.

Which sentence provides the BEST context clue for the meaning of the word condemn?

a)

I saw Dad looking at me hopelessly, tears on his face.

b)

When she went onstage to condemn her mother, she actually slapped her face.

c)

"facing thousands of people...raising my fist to lead the chant, “Down with Jiang Xi-reng.”

d)

“There is something you can do to prove you are truly Chairman Mao’s child.”

16.

Which sentence provides the BEST context clue for the meaning of the word testify?

a)

"The key is your class stance."

b)

"I am sure you can tell us some things your father said and did that show his landlord and rightist mentality."

c)

“But my father never said anything against Chairman Mao"

d)

"Thin-Face and the woman left, saying they would be back to get my statement."

17.

Who is the author and narrator of the text?

a)

Thin Face

b)

Chairman Mao

c)

Jiang Xi-Reng

d)

Ji-Li Jiang

18.

What is the choice that Ji-Li has to make?

a)

She must choose how she wants to condemn her father.

b)

She must choose when she will condemn her father.

c)

Her choice is to condemn her father or condemn her mother.

d)

Her choice is to condemn her father or stand by him.

19.

Which of the following is NOT a reason she should condemn her father?

a)

She wouldn't be an outcast in her society.

b)

She would be joining the side with more strength.

c)

Family comes first.

d)

She can protect the rest of her family, like her brother and sister.

20.

Red Scarf Girl is _______.

a)

a memoir

b)

a biography

c)

a report

d)

an argument

21.

Who is the leader of the country at the time of the story?

a)

Chairman Mao

b)

Chairman Ji-Li

c)

Chairman Gu

d)

Chairman Long

22.

What means expressing disapproval?

a)

critical

b)

revolutionary

c)

testify

d)

expose

23.

What means to make known or apparent, especially to the attention of someone; to reveal?

a)

revolutionary

b)

severe

c)

expose

d)

testify

24.

What means relating to or involving a radical change, sometimes political or social?

a)

testify

b)

expose

c)

revolutionary

d)

critical

25.

What means strict or serious; harsh?

a)

critical

b)

revolutionary

c)

testify

d)

severe

26.

What means to state or affirm something under oath, usually in a formal setting such as a court?

a)

expose

b)

testify

c)

severe

d)

revolutionary