"Two Kinds" Formative

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Which of the following is the best definition for lamented?

showed sorrow or sadness

showed appreciation or gratitude

showed annoyance or irritation

showed anger or frustration

Which situation most clearly shows an example of squabbling?

Jose asks Leila for advice on how to fix his bicycle. 

Kim and li fight over who gets to go first up the stairs. 

Jamal bores his friends with stories about video games. 

Ed and Ramon discuss politics. 

The word expensive means "having a high cost." Based on your understanding of the latin prefix in-, what is the meaning of inexpensive?

having a greater cost

not having a high cost

increasing in cost

decreasing in cost

   Nobody enjoyed listening to the ______________________ music during Jing-mei's recital. She suffered the humiliation and ______________________ of an embarrassing performance. It became clear that she would not become the ______________________ her mother had hoped. 

Part A: Based on details in the text, what can you infer about the narrator's mother in "Two Kinds"?

She is lazy.

She is critical (harsh and judgemental).

She is a musician. 

She is patient. 

Part B: Which quotations from the story most clearly support the inference in Part A? Choose two options.

Every time my mother got halfway up from the sofa to adjust the set, the sound would go back on and Ed would be talking. 

My mother seemed entranced by the music, a little frenzied piano piece with this mesmerizing quality. 

"Play note right, but doesn't sound good! No singing sound," complained my mother. 

"Just like you," my mother said. "Not the best. Because you not trying."

By then, my parents had saved up enough to buy me a secondhand piano, a black Wurlitzer spinet with a scarred bench. 

Part A: Read the following passage from "Two Kinds."

Over the next year, I practiced like this, dutifully in my own way. And then one day I heard my mother and her friend Lindo Jong both talking in a loud bragging tone of voice so others could hear...

"She bring home too many trophy," lamented Auntie Lindo that Sunday. "All day she plays chess. All day I have no time to do nothing but dust off her winnings." She threw a scolding look at Waverly, who pretended not to see her.

"You lucky you don't have this problem," said Auntie Lindo with a sigh to my mother.

And my mother squared her shoulders and bragged: "Our problem worser than yours. If we ask Jing-mei wash dish, she hear nothing but music. It's like you can't stop this natural talent."

Based on the conversation between the narrator's mother and Auntie Lindo in this passage, which word can you infer would best describe their relationship?

polite

supportive

competitive

emotional

Part B: Which quotations from the passage most clearly support the answer in Part A? Choose two options.

Over the next year, I practiced like this, dutifully in my own way.

And then one day I heard my mother and her friend Lindo Jong both talking in a loud bragging tone of voice so others could hear.

She threw a scolding look at Waverly, who pretended not to see her.

And my mother squared her shoulders and bragged: “Our problem worser than yours. If we ask Jing-mei wash dish, she hear nothing but  music.…"

Which word in this sentence is a common noun?

Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's dog.

Keisha

Dashawn

liked

dog

Which word in this sentence is a proper noun?

Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's dog.

Keisha

liked

Sam's

dog

Which word in this sentence is a possessive noun?

Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's dog.

Keisha

Dashawn

Sam's

dog

Which word in this sentence is a possessive pronoun?

Sam takes her dog for walks in the park.

Sam

her

dog

park

Which word in this sentence is a possessive pronoun?

Sam's dog behaves much better than mine.

Sam's

dog

mine

better

Which situation would most likely cause a person to feel devastated?

Jon's younger sister cannot grasp his explanation of chemistry.

Komal graduates at the top of his high school class.

No one shows up for Joshua's thirteenth birthday party.

Rosa must finish her homework before watching television. 

Which word in

Part B: Which quotations from the story most clearly support the inference in Part A?

Which of the following is the best definition for lamented?

showed sorrow or sadness

showed appreciation or gratitude

showed annoyance or irritation

showed anger or frustration

Which situation most clearly shows an example of squabbling? 

Jose asks Leila for advice on how to fix his bicycle. 

Kim and li fight over who gets to go first up the stairs. 

Jamal bores his friends with stories about video games. 

Ed and Ramon discuss politics. 

The word expensive means "having a high cost." Based on your understanding of the latin prefix in-, what is the meaning of inexpensive?

having a greater cost

not having a high cost

increasing in cost

decreasing in cost

Part A: Based on details in the text, what can you infer about the narrator's mother in "Two Kinds"?

She is lazy.

She is critical (harsh and judgemental).

She is a musician. 

She is patient. 

Part B: Which quotations from the story most clearly support the inference in Part A? Choose two options. 

Every time my mother got halfway up from the sofa to adjust the set, the sound would go back on and Ed would be talking. 

My mother seemed entranced by the music, a little frenzied piano piece with this mesmerizing quality. 

"Play note right, but doesn't sound good! No singing sound," complained my mother. 

"Just like you," my mother said. "Not the best. Because you not trying."

By then, my parents had saved up enough to buy me a secondhand piano, a black Wurlitzer spinet with a scarred bench. 

Part A: Read the following passage from "Two Kinds."

Over the next year, I practiced like this, dutifully in my own way. And then one day I heard my mother and her friend Lindo Jong both talking in a loud bragging tone of voice so others could hear...

"She bring home too many trophy," lamented Auntie Lindo that Sunday. "All day she plays chess. All day I have no time to do nothing but dust off her winnings." She threw a scolding look at Waverly, who pretended not to see her. 

"You lucky you don't have this problem," said Auntie Lindo with a sigh to my mother. 

And my mother squared her shoulders and bragged: "Our problem worser than yours. If we ask Jing-mei wash dish, she hear nothing but music. It's like you can't stop this natural talent."

Based on the conversation between the narrator's mother and Auntie Lindo in this passage, which word can you infer would best describe their relationship?

polite

supportive

competitive

emotional

Part B: Which quotations from the passage most clearly support the answer  in Part A? Choose two options.

Over the next year, I practiced like this, dutifully in my own way.

And then one day I heard my mother and her friend Lindo Jong both talking in a loud bragging tone of voice so others could hear.

She threw a scolding look at Waverly, who pretended not to see her.

And my mother squared her shoulders and bragged: “Our problem worser than yours. If we ask Jing-mei wash dish, she hear nothing but  music.…"

Which word in this sentence is a common noun?

Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's dog. 

Keisha

Dashawn

liked

dog

Which word in this sentence is a proper noun?

Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's dog.

Keisha

liked

Sam's

dog

Which word in this sentence is a possessive noun?

Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's dog.

Keisha

Dashawn

Sam's

dog

Which word in this sentence is a possessive pronoun?

Sam takes her dog for walks in the park.

Sam

her

dog

park

Which word in this sentence is a possessive pronoun? 

Sam's dog behaves much better than mine. 

Sam's

dog

mine

better

Which situation would most likely cause a person to feel devastated?

Jon's younger sister cannot grasp his explanation of chemistry.

Komal graduates at the top of his high school class.

No one shows up for Joshua's thirteenth birthday party.

Rosa must finish her homework before watching television. 

"Two Kinds" Formative

"Two Kinds" Formative

Which word in

Part B: Which quotations from the story most clearly support the inference in Part A?

Which of the following is the best definition for lamented?

Which situation most clearly shows an example of squabbling?

The word expensive means "having a high cost." Based on your understanding of the latin prefix in-, what is the meaning of inexpensive?

Part A: Based on details in the text, what can you infer about the narrator's mother in "Two Kinds"?

Part B: Which quotations from the story most clearly support the inference in Part A? Choose two options.

Part B: Which quotations from the passage most clearly support the answer in Part A? Choose two options.

Which word in this sentence is a common noun?Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's dog.

Which word in this sentence is a proper noun?Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's dog.

Which word in this sentence is a possessive noun?Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's dog.

Which word in this sentence is a possessive pronoun?Sam takes her dog for walks in the park.

Which word in this sentence is a possessive pronoun? Sam's dog behaves much better than mine.

Which situation would most likely cause a person to feel devastated?

Which word in

Part B: Which quotations from the story most clearly support the inference in Part A?

Which word in this sentence is a common noun?

Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's dog.

Which word in this sentence is a proper noun?

Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's dog.

Which word in this sentence is a possessive noun?

Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's dog.

Which word in this sentence is a possessive pronoun?

Sam takes her dog for walks in the park.

Which word in this sentence is a possessive pronoun?

Sam's dog behaves much better than mine.