Comprehension
"In Two Kinds," what does the mother hope for her daughter?
a special talent
What is the best definition for lamented?
expressed sorrow about
Read this passage: "She bring home too many trophy,"lamented Auntie Linda that Sunday. "All day she play chess. All day I have no time do nothing but dust off her winnings"
Which statements best describe what this passage reveals about the characters and their situation?
Choose (3)
Auntie Lindo thinks it is fine to brag if she pretends to be complaining.
Auntie Linda likes to show off Waverly's accomplishments.
Auntie Lindo and the narrator's mother compete over their children.
From which point of view is "Two Kinds" written?
first person, from the daughter's point of view
Which word in this sentence is a possessive noun?
Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's singing, but Taylor liked my piano playing.
Sam's
Which statement best explains why the daughter in "Two Kinds" develops a negative attitude toward her mother's quizzes?
She sees herself disappointing her mother.
Which situation most clearly shows an example of squabbling? Base your choice on the meaning of squabbling.
Kim and Li fight over who gets to go first up the stairs.
In "Two Kinds," the mother arranges for the daughter to have piano lessons. The daughter gives the following response.
"Why don't you like me the way I am? I's not a genius!"
Based on this quotation, what does the daughter most likely believe?
If her mother wants her to develop a talent, then her mother must not value her as she is.
In "Two Kinds," which character trait do the daughter and mother share?
stubbornness
Which sentence contains both a common noun and a proper noun?
Sam was tired of trying to please her demanding mother.
In "Two Kinds" what does the daughter realize when she becomes angry at her reflection in the mirror?
She has the power to decide for herself who she will be.
Which situation would most likely cause a person to feel devastated? Base your choice on the meaning of devastated.
No one shows up for Joshua's thirteenth birthday party.
"Why don't you like me the way I am? I am not a genius!"
Which additional quotation from "Two Kinds" best supports the answer to the question above?
It was as if I knew, without a doubt, that the prodigy side of me really did exist. I had no fear whatsoever, no nervousness.
I had new thoughts, willful thoughts, or rather thoughts filled with lots of won't. 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
What drives, or motivates , the narrator to act bored?
She decides that she will not be pushed into becoming a prodigy.
Mike wanted Mike's mother to help Samatha and her friend prepare for the talent show. Choose the sentence that correctly replaces a noun in this sentence with a possessive noun without changing the original meaning.
Mike wanted his mother to help Samantha and her friend to prepare for the talent show.
In "Two Kinds," which of the following are reasons that the daughter plays badly at the talent show. Choose two options.
She has not been taught well by her teacher, who is deaf.
She does not sincerely try to learn her selected piece.
The word competent means "able to do a specific job correctly." The 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.
Lacking the qualities needed to do something well
Which statement best sums up the theme, or message, of "Two Kinds"?
Accepting oneself can be more important than success.
In the years that followed, I failed her so many times, etc time asserting my own will, my right to fall short of expectations.
What perspective does this comment reveal about the narrator?
Failure became a way for her to express her independence.
Most people call Misha a prodigy, but I think his sister has more talent.
Identify the personal pronoun.
Identify the proper noun.
personal pronoun - I; proper noun - Misha
In "Two Kinds," the feeling of the daughter's account of her piano lessons with Mr. Chong is ?
comical
Give the definition of adequate.
Then, using your knowledge of the prefix in, give the definition of inadequate.
If adequate means "average; sufficient; just enough,"
then inadequate means "not enough"
Which quotation from "Two Kinds" best supports - accepting oneself can be more important than success.
For unlike my mother, I did not believe I could be anything I wanted to be. I could only be me.
In "Two Kinds" the daughter's performance at the talent show is?
the first of many times she disappoints her mother
The bright sky was lit up by __________________ stars.
innumerable