"Two Kinds" Test

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In “Two Kinds,” what does the mother hope for her daughter?

Which statement best explains why the daughter in “Two Kinds” develops a negative attitude toward her mother’s quizzes?

She finds the tests getting harder and harder.

She is not interested in geography or math.

She sees herself disappointing her mother.

She wants to play piano instead of taking tests.

In “Two Kinds,” what does the daughter realize when she becomes angry at her reflection in the mirror?

If she does not become a prodigy, she will not succeed at anything.

If she becomes a prodigy, she will be a sad, unpleasant girl.

She has the power to decide for herself who she will be.

She can be the prodigy her mother wants her to be

In “Two Kinds,” which of the following are reasons that the daughter plays badly at the talent show?

She has not been taught well by her teacher, who is deaf.

She wants Waverly, not herself, to win the talent show

She is too nervous to play well in front of an audience

She does not wish to play well at the talent show.

Which of the following is the best definition for lamented?

expressed sorrow about

showed appreciation for

expressed annoyance at

showed anger about

Which situation most clearly shows an example of squabbling? Base your choice on the meaning 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 of winning video games.

Ed and Ramón discuss their differing opinions about politics

Which situation would most likely cause a person to feel devastated? Base your choice on the meaning of 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.

Read this passage from “Two Kinds.” Here, Auntie Lindo, Waverly’s mother, is speaking to the narrator’s mother about Waverly.
“She bring home too many trophy,” lamented Auntie Lindo that Sunday. “All day she play chess. All day I have no time do nothing but dust off her winnings.”

Which statement best describes what this passage reveals about the characters and their situation?

Auntie Lindo is concerned that Waverly has too few hobbies.

Auntie Lindo thinks it is fine to brag if she pretends to be complaining.

Auntie Lindo is jealous that the narrator also has trophies.

Auntie Lindo is tired of dusting all of Waverly’s chess trophies

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.
Part A Which statement best sums up the theme, or message, of “Two Kinds”?

Determination is more important than genius.

A happy family requires obedient children.

Accepting oneself can be more important than success.

A parent’s expectations inspire a child’s achievements.

Part B Which quotation from “Two Kinds” best supports the answer to Part A?

“Of course, you can be prodigy, too,” my mother told me when I was nine.  “You can be best anything.”

“Only two kinds of daughters,” she shouted in Chinese. “Those who are  obedient and those who follow their own mind!”

For unlike my mother, I did not believe I could be anything I wanted to be.  I could only be me.

A few years ago, she offered to give me the piano, for my thirtieth  birthday. I had not played in all those years.

From which point of view is “Two Kinds” written?

first person, from the daughter’s point of view

first person, from the mother’s point of view

third person, from the daughter’s point of view

third person, from the mother’s point of view

In “Two Kinds,” which character trait do the daughter and mother share?

sensitivity

stubbornness

cheerfulness

peacefulness

Read this passage from “Two Kinds.” Here, the narrator explains how she began reacting to her mother’s quizzes.

"I had new thoughts, willful thoughts, or rather thoughts filled with lots of won’ts. I won’t let her change me, I promised myself. I won’t be what I’m not.
So now on nights when my mother presented her tests, I performed listlessly, my head propped on one arm. I pretended to be bored. And I was."

Which sentence best explains what drives, or motivates, the narrator to act bored?

She feels like a failure when she doesn’t know the answers to the tests.

She realizes that learning piano is more interesting than taking tests.

She decides that she will not be pushed into becoming a prodigy.

She believes that the tests represent her mother’s anger at her.

Read this sentence from “Two Kinds.” Here, the narrator explains that she has continued to disappoint her mother.

"In the years that followed, I failed her so many times, each time asserting my own will, my right to fall short of expectations."

What perspective does this comment reveal about the narrator?

She desperately wanted to overcome failure.

Failure became a way for her to express her independence.

Disappointing her mother was unavoidable but devastating.

Her mother’s expectations served as a warning to her.

The word competent means “able to do a specific job correctly.” The word incompetent is formed by adding the Latin prefix in- to the word competent. Based on your knowledge of in-, choose the most likely meaning of incompetent

capable of doing many different jobs

having a set of skills that apply to various tasks

lacking the qualities needed to do something well

unable to maintain focus for long periods of time

Which pair of definitions is most likely to be accurate? Base your answer on your knowledge of the Latin prefix in-.

If solvent means “having money to pay one’s bills,” then insolvent means  “having more than enough money.”

If consolable means “able to be comforted,” then inconsolable means  “able to give comfort to others.”

If comprehensible means “understandable,” then incomprehensible means “easily understood.”

If adequate means “average; sufficient; just enough,” then inadequate means “not enough.”

Which word in this sentence is a possessive noun?
Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam’s singing, but Taylor liked my piano playing.

Keisha

Sam’s

Taylor

my

Which sentence contains both a common noun and a proper noun?

Sara was tired of trying to please her demanding mother.

The ambitious mother wanted her daughter to be a prodigy.

Susan thought Yolanda was more talented than Janelle.

The deaf piano teacher could not hear his student playing.

In “Two Kinds,” what does the mother hope for her daughter?

meeting with Ed Sullivan

a way to happiness

a good career

a special talent

Which statement best explains why the daughter in “Two Kinds” develops a  negative attitude toward her mother’s quizzes?

She finds the tests getting harder and harder.

She is not interested in geography or math.

She sees herself disappointing her mother.

She wants to play piano instead of taking tests.

In “Two Kinds,” what does the daughter realize when she becomes angry at her  reflection in the mirror?

If she does not become a prodigy, she will not succeed at anything.

If she becomes a prodigy, she will be a sad, unpleasant girl.

She has the power to decide for herself who she will be.

She can be the prodigy her mother wants her to be

In “Two Kinds,” which of the following are reasons that the daughter plays  badly at the talent show? 

She has not been taught well by her teacher, who is deaf.

She wants Waverly, not herself, to win the talent show

She is too nervous to play well in front of an audience

She does not wish to play well at the talent show.

Which of the following is the best definition for lamented?

expressed sorrow about

showed appreciation for

expressed annoyance at

showed anger about

Which situation most clearly shows an example of squabbling? Base your  choice on the meaning 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 of winning video games.

Ed and Ramón discuss their differing opinions about politics

Which situation would most likely cause a person to feel devastated? Base  your choice on the meaning of 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.

Read this passage from “Two Kinds.” Here, Auntie Lindo, Waverly’s mother, is speaking to the narrator’s mother about Waverly.
“She bring home too many trophy,” lamented Auntie Lindo that Sunday. “All day she  play chess. All day I have no time do nothing but dust off her winnings.”

Which statement best describes what this passage reveals about the characters  and their situation? 

Auntie Lindo is concerned that Waverly has too few hobbies.

Auntie Lindo thinks it is fine to brag if she pretends to be complaining.

Auntie Lindo is jealous that the narrator also has trophies.

Auntie Lindo is tired of dusting all of Waverly’s chess trophies

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.
Part A Which statement best sums up the theme, or message, of “Two Kinds”?

Determination is more important than genius.

A happy family requires obedient children.

Accepting oneself can be more important than success.

A parent’s expectations inspire a child’s achievements.

Part B Which quotation from “Two Kinds” best supports the answer to  Part A?

“Of course, you can be prodigy, too,” my mother told me when I was nine.  “You can be best anything.”

“Only two kinds of daughters,” she shouted in Chinese. “Those who are  obedient and those who follow their own mind!”

For unlike my mother, I did not believe I could be anything I wanted to be.  I could only be me.

A few years ago, she offered to give me the piano, for my thirtieth  birthday. I had not played in all those years.

From which point of view is “Two Kinds” written?

first person, from the daughter’s point of view

first person, from the mother’s point of view

third person, from the daughter’s point of view

third person, from the mother’s point of view

In “Two Kinds,” which character trait do the daughter and mother share?

sensitivity

stubbornness

cheerfulness

peacefulness

Read this passage from “Two Kinds.” Here, the narrator explains how she  began reacting to her mother’s quizzes.

"I had new thoughts, willful thoughts, or rather thoughts filled with lots of won’ts. I  won’t let her change me, I promised myself. I won’t be what I’m not.
So now on nights when my mother presented her tests, I performed listlessly, my  head propped on one arm. I pretended to be bored. And I was."

Which sentence best explains what drives, or motivates, the narrator to act  bored?

She feels like a failure when she doesn’t know the answers to the tests.

She realizes that learning piano is more interesting than taking tests.

She decides that she will not be pushed into becoming a prodigy.

She believes that the tests represent her mother’s anger at her.

Read this sentence from “Two Kinds.” Here, the narrator explains that she has continued to disappoint her mother.

"In the years that followed, I failed her so many times, each time asserting my own  will, my right to fall short of expectations."

What perspective does this comment reveal about the narrator?

She desperately wanted to overcome failure.

Failure became a way for her to express her independence.

Disappointing her mother was unavoidable but devastating.

Her mother’s expectations served as a warning to her.

The word competent means “able to do a specific job correctly.” The word  incompetent is formed by adding the Latin prefix in- to the word competent.  Based on your knowledge of in-, choose the most likely meaning of  incompetent

capable of doing many different jobs

having a set of skills that apply to various tasks

lacking the qualities needed to do something well

unable to maintain focus for long periods of time

Which pair of definitions is most likely to be accurate? Base your answer on  your knowledge of the Latin prefix in-.

If solvent means “having money to pay one’s bills,” then insolvent means  “having more than enough money.”

If consolable means “able to be comforted,” then inconsolable means  “able to give comfort to others.”

If comprehensible means “understandable,” then incomprehensible means “easily understood.”

If adequate means “average; sufficient; just enough,” then inadequate means “not enough.”

Which word in this sentence is a possessive noun?
Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam’s singing, but Taylor liked my piano playing.

Keisha

Sam’s

Taylor

my

Which sentence contains both a common noun and a proper noun?

Sara was tired of trying to please her demanding mother.

The ambitious mother wanted her daughter to be a prodigy.

Susan thought Yolanda was more talented than Janelle.

The deaf piano teacher could not hear his student playing.

"Two Kinds" Test

"Two Kinds" Test

In “Two Kinds,” what does the mother hope for her daughter?

Which statement best explains why the daughter in “Two Kinds” develops a negative attitude toward her mother’s quizzes?

In “Two Kinds,” what does the daughter realize when she becomes angry at her reflection in the mirror?

In “Two Kinds,” which of the following are reasons that the daughter plays badly at the talent show?

Which of the following is the best definition for lamented?

Which situation most clearly shows an example of squabbling? Base your choice on the meaning of squabbling.

Which situation would most likely cause a person to feel devastated? Base your choice on the meaning of devastated.

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.Part A Which statement best sums up the theme, or message, of “Two Kinds”?

Part B Which quotation from “Two Kinds” best supports the answer to Part A?

From which point of view is “Two Kinds” written?

In “Two Kinds,” which character trait do the daughter and mother share?

The word competent means “able to do a specific job correctly.” The word incompetent is formed by adding the Latin prefix in- to the word competent. Based on your knowledge of in-, choose the most likely meaning of incompetent

Which pair of definitions is most likely to be accurate? Base your answer on your knowledge of the Latin prefix in-.

Which word in this sentence is a possessive noun?Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam’s singing, but Taylor liked my piano playing.

Which sentence contains both a common noun and a proper noun?

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.
Part A Which statement best sums up the theme, or message, of “Two Kinds”?

Which word in this sentence is a possessive noun?
Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam’s singing, but Taylor liked my piano playing.