"Fish Cheeks" Review

Choose the letter of the word that matches the correct definition: A rough-surfaced woolen cloth, typically of mixed flecked colors.

• A. Tweed

• B. Muster

• C. Appalling

• D. Clamor

• E. Shabby

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the letter of the word that matches the correct definition: To get courage to do something.

• A. Tweed

• B. Muster

• C. Appalling

• D. Clamor

• E. Shabby

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the letter of the word that matches the correct definition: Awful; terrible.

• A. Tweed

• B. Muster

• C. Appalling

• D. Clamor

• E. Shabby

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the letter of the word that matches the correct definition: A loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting.

• A. Tweed

• B. Muster

• C. Appalling

• D. Clamor

• E. Shabby

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the letter of the word that matches the correct definition: In poor condition through long or hard use or lack of care.

• A. Tweed

• B. Muster

• C. Appalling

• D. Clamor

• E. Shabby

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

This passage is mainly about

• A. A writer who rediscovered her heritage

• B. A writer who struggled to adjust to a new country

• C. A musician who thought she wanted to be a writer

• D. A woman who put her family before her career

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What caused Amy Tan to rediscover her heritage?

• A. Her mother’s love

• B. The books she had read

• C. Her mother’s advice

• D. Changes in her family

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CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In paragraph 7, Tan’s mother said, “Your only shame is to have shame.” What did her mother mean by that?

• Her mother is attempting to point out that she should not be embarrassed about her culture.

• Amy’s actions at dinner were embarrassing to her mother.

• Amy embarrassed the entire family by taking the fish cheeks.

• Amy’s mother felt Amy should not attempt to be American in any way.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is Amy Tan’s purpose in writing this memory?

• Tan likes telling childhood stories.

• As a mature adult, Tan realizes the significance behind her experiences.

• Tan wishes to remember all of the boys she liked as a teenager.

• Tan wishes to remember traditional Chinese customs.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Though the dinner seems painful to Amy at the time, how does she view it later?

• It is such an unpleasant memory that she refuses to talk about it.

• Since so many years have gone by, she ignores the fact that it happened.

• She forgets the way she felt that night once her crush on Robert is over.

• She is impressed by her mother’s love for her in making her favorite foods.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3