"Two Kinds" Formative
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Which of the following is the best definition for lamented?
Which of the following is the best definition for lamented?
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Which situation most clearly shows an example of squabbling?
Which situation most clearly shows an example of squabbling?
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The word expensive means "having a high cost." Based on your understanding of the latin prefix in-, what is the meaning of inexpensive?
The word expensive means "having a high cost." Based on your understanding of the latin prefix in-, what is the meaning of inexpensive?
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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.
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discordant
indignity
prodigy
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Part A: Based on details in the text, what can you infer about the narrator's mother in "Two Kinds"?
Part A: Based on details in the text, what can you infer about the narrator's mother in "Two Kinds"?
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Part B: Which quotations from the story most clearly support the inference in Part A? Choose two options.
Part B: Which quotations from the story most clearly support the inference in Part A? Choose two options.
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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?
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?
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Part B: Which quotations from the passage most clearly support the answer in Part A? Choose two options.
Part B: Which quotations from the passage most clearly support the answer in Part A? Choose two options.
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Which word in this sentence is a common noun?
Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's dog.
Which word in this sentence is a common noun?
Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's dog.
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Which word in this sentence is a proper noun?
Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's dog.
Which word in this sentence is a proper noun?
Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's dog.
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Which word in this sentence is a possessive noun?
Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's dog.
Which word in this sentence is a possessive noun?
Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's dog.
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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 takes her dog for walks in the park.
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Which word in this sentence is a possessive pronoun?
Sam's dog behaves much better than mine.
Which word in this sentence is a possessive pronoun?
Sam's dog behaves much better than mine.
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Which situation would most likely cause a person to feel devastated?
Which situation would most likely cause a person to feel devastated?
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Which word in
Which word in
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Part B: Which quotations from the story most clearly support the inference in Part A?
Part B: Which quotations from the story most clearly support the inference in Part A?
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