Two Kinds - Comprehension 1
What type of conflict is illustrated in this short story?
a. character vs. self
b. character vs. society
c. character vs. supernatural
d. character vs. character
What is d. character vs. character?
What does Jing-Mei's mother pressure her to become?
1. a ballerina
2. a child prodigy
3. a pianist
4. a test genius
What is..?
2. a child prodigy
"Mother believed America opens doors for people." Which literary term / figurative language is used here?
a. metaphor
b. personification
c. hyperbole
d. oxymoron
What is b. personification?
What character trait does Brad demonstrate?
Brad spends two to four hours a day grooming himself. This regimen includes an extensive time period during which Brad lovingly admires his appearance in the mirror.
What is ...
vain / narcissistic / egocentric / selfish /
What are the following definitions?
1. Definition: unpleasant and harsh
2. Definition: child genius
3. Definition: a common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally;
4. Definition: a combination of words that have opposite or very different meanings
5. Definition: words in a row with same initial consonant sound
What are ....?
1. discordant
2. prodigy
3. idiom
4. oxymoron
5. alliteration
Who is the protagonist of this short story?
What is Jing Mei?
What would happen every night after dinner?
1. They would watch movies and eat popcorn.
2. Jing-Mei's mother would quiz her on various things (i.e. states/capitals).
3. Jing-Mei's mother would tell her to play piano.
4. They would play chess.
What is ...?
2. Jing-Mei's mother would quiz her on various things (i.e. states/capitals).
“I made high-pitched noises like a crazed animal, trying to scratch out the face in the mirror.”
What type of figurative language is used here?
a. metaphor
b. idiom
c. hyperbole
d. simile
What is d. simile?
What character trait does Kathy demonstrate?
Kathy has a big project due in two weeks. She spends the next twelve days interacting with people from her school on social networks. The night before the project is due, she rushes to complete it and gets a C- as a final grade. She was happy with the grade.
What is ?
lazy / procrastinator / social / unmotivated / distracted /
What are the following definitions?
1. Definition:a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes;
2. Definition: belief in things that will happen in the future
3. Definition: blame, disapproval
4. Definition: having a strong desire for success
5. Definition: an indirect comparison, shows how two things are alike using a form of the verb 'to be'
What are ....?
1. personification
2. expectation
3. reproach
4. ambitious
5. metaphor
What is Jing Mei's external conflict?
What is ... Jing-Mei struggles against her mother's wishes to develop a talent, play the piano, etc., be something she's not... ?
What causes the narrator's mother to change the idea of the narrator becoming a prodigy and get a final inspiration for her daughter?
1. Taking her daughter to the beauty salon and having a horrible experience
2. All the test failures and the fact Jing Mei hated them.
3. Watching a 9 year old Chinese girl play piano on the Ed Sullivan Show
4. Mr. Chong's poor teaching skills
What is ...?
3. Watching a 9 year old Chinese girl play piano on the Ed Sullivan Show
"I was Cinderella stepping from her pumpkin carriage with sparkly cartoon music filling the air."
What figurative language is this?
a. alliteration
b. personification
c. metaphor
d. idiom
What is c. metaphor?
What type of characterization is it?
“She bring home too many trophy.” Lamented Auntie Lindo that Sunday.”
1. direct characterization
2. indirect characterization
What is the indirect characterization?
What are the following definitions?
1. Definition: a fancy poetry word for paragraph; verse, section, unit;
2. Definition: a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor
3. Definition:a word that imitates the sound it represents.
4. Definition: saying that another person has done something, claim, blame
5. Definition: to state something strongly, declare
What are ....?
1. stanza
2. hyperbole
3. onomatopeia
4. accusation
5. assert
What was the point of view? Who is the narrator?
What is ...
1. first person point of view
2.Jing Mei
As an adult, Jing Mei believes that she has grown up to be ....
1. the best person she could possibly be
2. simply herself
3. the prodigy that her mother wanted her to be
4. depressing ordinary
What is ..?
2. simply herself
"I felt as though I had been sent to hell."
What figurative language is this?
a. imagery
b. hyperbole
c. personification
d. alliteration
What is b. hyperbole
What type of characterization is it?
He looked ancient in my eyes. He had lost most of his hair on top of his head, and he wore thick glasses.
1. direct characterization
2. indirect characterization
What is the direct characterization?
What are the following definitions?
1. Definition: sure to happen, unavoidable
2. Definition: a direct comparison using like or as
3. Definition: the repetition of sounds at the end of words
4. Definition: a figure of speech in which a writer or speaker says less than what he or she means; the opposite of exaggeration.
5. Definition: Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
What are ....?
1. inevitable
2. simile
3. rhyme
4. understatement
5. imagery
What decision does Jing-Mei make after repeatedly failing her mother's tests and seeing her mother's disappointment?
1. She wants to improve and score better next time.
2. She rebels against her mother and promises to herself not to let her change her.
3. She ignores her mom's disappointment and keeps taking the tests.
4. She feels the disappointment, but she still believes that one day she can be a prodigy.
What is 2
She rebels against her mother and promises to herself not to let her change her.
According to the story, mom and Mr. Chong came up with a great idea for Jing-Mei?
1. concert
2. costume show
3. talent show
4. TV show
What is ..?
3. talent show
"-and her face went blank, her mouth closed, her arms went slack, and she backed out of the room, stunned, as if she were blowing away like a small brown leaf, thin, brittle, lifeless."
What figurative language examples is this quote demonstrating?
a. imagery and simile
b. hyperbole and simile
c. personification and imagery
d. alliteration and personification
What is ....?
a. imagery and simile
What type of characterization is it?
I soon found out why Old Chong retired from teaching piano. He was deaf.
1. direct characterization
2. indirect characterization
What is the direct characterization?
What are these missing words?
1. Sentence: Your negative attitude towards education draws so much ________ .
2. Sentence: In his speech, the political candidate will ___________ he is the best man for the presidency.
3. Sentence: In the middle of an intense thunderstorm: "We're having a little rain."
4. Sentence: It's funny when I think about it, the camera loves me, but my computer hates me.
What are ...... ?
1. reproach
2. assert
3. understatement
4. personification
The daughter's performance at the recital
A. proves to everyone that she is a musical prodigy.
B. becomes a painful memory that haunts Jing-mei the rest of her life.
C. is the 1st time that she ever disappoints her mother.
D. is the 1st of many times that she disappoints her mother.
What is: .....?
D. is the 1st of many times that she disappoints her mother.
"And then I decided. I didn't have to do what my mother said anymore. I wasn't her slave."
What figurative language examples is this quote demonstrating?
a. imagery
b. simile
c. metaphor
d. understatement
What is ....?
c. metaphor
What character trait does Courtney demonstrate?
Courtney asked her neighbor if she could borrow an egg to complete a recipe that she had already started. The next day Courtney returned an egg to her neighbor along with a thank you card expressing her sincere gratitude.
What is ?
grateful / appreciative / polite / well-mannered
What are the words in these sentences?
1. Sentence: Jude was on pins and needles waiting for the results of the test.
2. Sentence: After practicing for this quiz so many times, your positive result seems to be ____________.
3. Sentence: School's dirty yard is a _________ to the whole Linden community.
4. Sentence: This __________ built a computer from scratch by the time he graduated high school.
5. Sentence: When you are about to deliver your speech, act naturally.
What are ....?
1. idiom
2. inevitable
3. reproach
4. prodigy
5. oxymoron
Jing-mei felt that her mother's unrealistic expectations
A. demonstrated her love for her daughter.
B. set Jing-mei up for inevitable failure.
C. were a result of her mother's feelings of failure in her own life
What is B? set Jing-mei up for inevitable failure
"Lots of talented kids,' Auntie Lindo said vaguely, smiling broadly.
That was somethin' else,' said my father, and I wondered if he was referring to me in a humorous way, or whether he Venn remembered what I had done.""
What figurative language examples is this quote demonstrating?
1. imagery
2. simile
3. metaphor
4. understatement
What are ....?
4. understatement
What character trait does Angela demonstrate?
When Angela asked her mother if she could go to the party, her mother said that she could not. Angela skied her father, who said that she could. She then played her parents off one another until she got her way. Angela enjoyed herself at the party.
What is ?
manipulative / calculating / cunning / dishonest / sneaky
What are the words in these sentences?
1. Sentence: Despite many ____________, the court dismissed her case.
2. Sentence: No matter how long I practice it, my music is still so ____________.
3. Sentence: I can’t let this happen without trying to at least ____________ my opinion.
4. Sentence: In big cities, at least one major car accident is _________ each day.
5. Sentence: Boo. I scared you.
What are ....?
1. accusations
2. discordant
3. assert
4. inevitable
5. onomatopoeia
Why is the story called "Two Kinds"?
a. two songs that Jing Mei was playing
b. two countries that Jin Mei's mom lived in
c. two kinds of daughters: obedient and these that follow their mind
d. two types of tests that mom gave Jing Mei to practice
What are c. two kinds of daughters: obedient and these that follow their mind?
"When we got on the bus to go home, my father was mumming the busy-bee tune and my mother was silent."
What figurative language examples is this quote demonstrating?
1. idiom
2. onomatopeia
3. metaphor
4. understatement
What is ....?
2. onomatopeia
What characterization trait does this character have?
Amy does not like hanging out with Kathy. She thinks that she is annoying. One day Kathy called a radio station and won backstage passes to see pop music super group. When Kathy asked Amy if she wanted to go to the concert with her, she agreed saying that it would be a great time. Amy was very nice until the concert. After the concert, she treated her the same she always had.
What is ?
insincere / selfish / deceptive / dishonest / self centered/ materialistic
What are the words in the following sentences?
1. Sentence: When someone scratched my car, I was as mad as a hornet.
2. Sentence: She happily helped the homeless.
3. Sentence: I believe that all the ___________ I set for my students are very realistic.
4. Sentence: Many immigrant families would love to see their kid become a ___________ one day.
5. Sentence: I can’t let this happen without trying to at least __________ my opinion.
What are....?
1. simile
2. alliteration
3. expectations
4. prodigy
5. assert
What is NOT the theme of "Two Kinds"?(a message that the author wants us to learn)?
1. a parent's American dream may not be their child's
2. we do not know what we've lost until it's gone
3. parents and children struggle to find common ground, or peace, in their relationships
4. mothers and daughters are always alike
What is ...?
4. mothers and daughters are always alike
"Waverly Jong had gained a certain amount of fame as"Chinatown's Littlest Chinese Chess Champion."
What figurative language examples is this quote demonstrating?
1. idiom
2. onomatopeia
3. alliteration
4. understatement
What is ....?
3. alliteration
What character trait does Patrick demonstrate?
When Kaitlin got to Patrick's apartment, she noticed a foul smell. She looked around and saw several half-filled cans of soda and some uncooked chicken breasts that had gone bad in a pan in the kitchen. She also noticed that all the lights and televisions were on and that Patrick wasn't home.
What is ?
wasteful / lazy / spoiled / messy/
What are the words in the following sentences?
1. Sentence: We are going to purchase some plastic glasses for our party.
2. Sentence: America is a melting pot.
3. Sentence: She burned her bridges and will never be able to get her reference letter again.
4. Sentence: The wind whispered lonely sounds as it blew through the old creaky windows.
5. Sentence: The car engine coughed and sputtered when it started during the blizzard.
What are ...?
1. oxymoron
2. metaphor
3. onomatopoeia / personification
4. personification
5.
The reason that Jing-Mei mentions her mother's dead daughters when her mother tries to get her to practice after the disappointing recital.
What is...?
Jing-Mei wants to hurt and rebel against her mother
"And she also did this fancy sweep of a curtsy, so that the fluffy skirt of her white dress cascaded slowly to the floor like the petals of a large carnation."
What figurative language examples is this quote demonstrating?
1. idiom and hyperbole
2. imagery and simile
3. hyperbole and simile
4. understatement and metaphor
What is ...?
2. imagery and simile
What character trait does Daren demonstrate?
Daren showed up at the banquet with food stains all over his dress shirt. He sat down, put his feet on the table, and burped loudly. The other people sitting at the table looked at each other but continued eating.
What is ?
slobbish / rude / unmannered / disrespectful / messy
What are the words in the following sentences?
1. Sentence:I told you this story million times.
2. Sentence: Laughing Larry laughed loops of laughter.
3. Sentence: Opportunity is knocking at the door.
4. Sentence: When you have a huge injury, you say it’s Ok; it’s just a paper cut.
5. Sentence: The ground is as dry as the desert.
What are....?
1. hyperbole
2. alliteration
3. personification / idiom
4. understatement
5. simile