WorksheetsRed Scarf Girl Study Sync
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 18mins
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. is afraid of what this will mean for her and her family
B. thinks it might be best for her to turn in her father to the authorities
C. has many powerful allies and friends
D. does not cooperate with the investigation
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. Ji-li probably regrets being involved in something so controversial.
B. Her teacher is probably bringing it up because it sounds good to the Communists.
C. It was likely something that Ji-li became involved with through her father.
D. Thin-Face is there because he knows Ji-li was involved in it.
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. Ji-li thinks the right thing to do would be to turn in her father.
B. Ji-li is deeply troubled by the possibility of doing anything to hurt her father.
C. Ji-li suspects that her father is a criminal.
D. Ji-li hasn’t spoken to her father in a long time.
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. Her interrogators were not able to affect her.
B. She was placed into a solitary confinement room by the Communists.
C. She no longer felt safe with her family or her teachers.
D. She knows that she has to reveal secrets about her father.
Which of the following inferences about the interrogation is best supported by the text?
A. Ji-li is holding back and not revealing comments against Mao that she knows her father has made.
B. The people asking Ji-li questions do not care whether she tells the truth.
C. The interrogators have all of the evidence they need on Ji-li’s father.
D. Thin-Face is only making empty threats to Ji-li that are unlikely to actually happen.
Which of the following best expresses a central idea of the excerpt?
A. Parents in China are willing to sacrifice their children for their own political gain.
B. While government officials can be intimidating, children in China know that they can rely on their teachers to support them.
C. If someone does not do what the Communists tell them, they are likely to face a harsh punishment.
D. People in China had the same rights and protections during an interrogation as they would in a free democracy.
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. Her interrogators were not able to affect her.
B. She was placed into a solitary confinement room by the Communists.
C. She no longer felt safe with her family or her teachers.
D. She knows that she has to reveal secrets about her father.
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. Ji-li thinks the right thing to do would be to turn in her father.
B. Ji-li is deeply troubled by the possibility of doing anything to hurt her father.
C. Ji-li suspects that her father is a criminal.
D. Ji-li hasn’t spoken to her father in a long time.
Which of the following inferences about the interrogation is best supported by the text?
A. Ji-li is holding back and not revealing comments against Mao that she knows her father has made.
B. The people asking Ji-li questions do not care whether she tells the truth.
C. The interrogators have all of the evidence they need on Ji-li’s father.
D. Thin-Face is only making empty threats to Ji-li that are unlikely to actually happen.
educable
Able to be educated
The act or process of correcting what is wrong with something
To speak in a formal setting such as a court
Strongly stating that something is bad or wrong
reform
To speak in a formal setting such as a court
changes made to an organization in order to improve it
Strongly stating that something is bad or wrong
Strong belief or opinion
testify
Able to be educated
Strong belief or opinion
Strongly stating that something is bad or wrong
Give evidence as a witness to a crime
condemning
The act or process of correcting what is wrong with something
To speak in a formal setting such as a court
Express complete disapproval of someone or something, usually in public
Strong belief or opinion
conviction
Strong belief or opinion
Strongly stating that something is bad or wrong
To speak in a formal setting such as a court
Able to be educated
Which sentence provides the BEST context clue for the meaning of the word condemn?
I saw Dad looking at me hopelessly, tears on his face.
When she went onstage to condemn her mother, she actually slapped her face.
"facing thousands of people...raising my fist to lead the chant, “Down with Jiang Xi-reng.”
“There is something you can do to prove you are truly Chairman Mao’s child.”
Which sentence provides the BEST context clue for the meaning of the word testify?
"The key is your class stance."
"I am sure you can tell us some things your father said and did that show his landlord and rightist mentality."
“But my father never said anything against Chairman Mao"
"Thin-Face and the woman left, saying they would be back to get my statement."
Who is the author and narrator of the text?
Thin Face
Chairman Mao
Jiang Xi-Reng
Ji-Li Jiang
What is the choice that Ji-Li has to make?
She must choose how she wants to condemn her father.
She must choose when she will condemn her father.
Her choice is to condemn her father or condemn her mother.
Her choice is to condemn her father or stand by him.
Which of the following is NOT a reason she should condemn her father?
She wouldn't be an outcast in her society.
She would be joining the side with more strength.
Family comes first.
She can protect the rest of her family, like her brother and sister.
Red Scarf Girl is _______.
a memoir
a biography
a report
an argument
Who is the leader of the country at the time of the story?
Chairman Mao
Chairman Ji-Li
Chairman Gu
Chairman Long
What means expressing disapproval?
critical
revolutionary
testify
expose
What means to make known or apparent, especially to the attention of someone; to reveal?
revolutionary
severe
expose
testify
What means relating to or involving a radical change, sometimes political or social?
testify
expose
revolutionary
critical
What means strict or serious; harsh?
critical
revolutionary
testify
severe
What means to state or affirm something under oath, usually in a formal setting such as a court?
expose
testify
severe
revolutionary
