Excerpt from My Dadima Wears a Sari

What does Rupa most likely think about saris at the beginning of the story?

• She thinks that grandmothers wear saris but that young women should not.

• She thinks that saris are pretty but would not want to wear one every day.

• She thinks that saris are only worn on special days and are not good for every day.

• She thinks that people wear saris because they are helpful but not comfortable.

How does Dadima best support her claim that she never gets tired of wearing saris?

• She knows that many of her saris are very beautiful.

• She gives examples of things a sari can be used for.

• She explains that her own grandmother wore saris.

• She is able to dress her granddaughters in her own saris.

Why does Dadima show the girls some of her saris?

• She wants to teach her granddaughters how to wrap a sari to wear it correctly.

• She wants to show her granddaughters how to choose a sari that will look good.

• She wants to share special memories from her life witht her granddaughters.

• She wants to give her granddaughtersa chance to play dress up with pretty clothes.

In paragraph 29, the phrase "unfold and unfold and unfold some more" suggests that

• the girls are joking

• the saris is tied in knots

• the girls are confused

• the sari is very large

Sometimes people have customs of wearing special clothing for certain occasions. Which detail from the story best connects to this idea?

• Dadima shows the girls the saris that she wors on important days in her life.

• Dadima helps the girls put on saris so they can look more like her.

• Dadima explains how saris are helpful and can be used to stay comfortable.

• Dadima tells the girls that her own grandmother's grandmother also wore saris.

How do Rupa's thoughts about wearing a sari change in the story?

• At the beginning of the story she thinks that saris are only for grandmas, but at the end of the story she wants to wear one when she gets married.

• At the beginning of the story, Rupa thinks saris are beautiful but inconvenient. At the end of the story, she learns about what saris are made of.

• At first she thinks saris are beautiful, but not to be worn every day. By the end of the story, she develops a new love for the sari and all the meaning it holds.

• At the beginning of the story, Rupa thinks saris are perfect to wear every day. At the end of the story, her opinion is the same.

Select two details that best support the way that Rupa changes.

"At first she thinks saris are beautiful, but not to be worn every day. By the end of the story, she develops a new love for the sari and all the meaning it holds."

• "Your saris are beautiful, Dadima," I say one day. "But don't you get tired of wearing them?"

• "I found you Rupa!" Neha says. "My turn to hide." I come out and Neha hides under the pallu.

• Neha and I unfold and unfold and unfold some more. "But this is just a lot of cloth," I say, shaking my head.

• Dressed in our saris, all three of us stand in front of the mirror. Our eyes twinkle in the mirror like the golden threads in Dadima's wedding pallu.

Why does Rupa untie the secret knot she made in Dadima's sari?

• So she doesn't get in trouble for wrinkling the sari.

• Because Dadima gave her a hug.

• Because she understands the meaning of the sari now.

• Because she doesn't want to keep a secret anymore.

Which type of figurative language is used in the phrase, "Our eyes twinkle in the mirror like the golden threads in Dadima's wedding pallu."

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

What is the effect of the figurative language, "Our eyes twinkle in the mirror like the golden threads in Dadima's wedding pallu."?

• It compares the golden light that shines in the eyes of Dadima, Neha and the narrator to the golden light of the sun as it glimmers on clothes.

• It shows that he wedding pallu is made of golden thread and must be very expensive.

• It highlights the joy and beauty Dadima, Neha and the narrator feel wearing the saris and compares this to the beauty of the wedding pallu.

• It shows how their eyes sparkle and twinkle like stars when they wear saris.