"Two Kinds" Review

Which of the following is the best definition for lamented?

• showed sorrow or sadness
• showed appreciation or gratitude
• showed annoyance or irritation
• showed anger or frustration

Which situation most clearly shows an example 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 about video games.
• Ed and Ramon discuss politics.

The word expensive means "having a high cost." Based on your understanding of the latin prefix in-, what is the meaning of inexpensive?

• having a greater cost
• not having a high cost
• increasing in cost
• decreasing in cost

Which vocabulary word best fits the sentence below? Nobody enjoyed listening to the music during Jing-mei's recital. She suffered the humiliation and ______ of an embarrassing performance.

• discordant
• indignity
• prodigy

Which vocabulary word best fits the sentence below? Nobody enjoyed listening to the ________ music during Jing-mei's recital.

• discordant
• indignity
• prodigy

Which vocabulary word best fits the sentence below? After the recital, it became clear that she would not become the _____ her mother had hoped.

• discordant
• indignity
• prodigy

Based on details in the text, what can you infer about the narrator's mother in "Two Kinds"?

• She is lazy.
• She is critical (harsh and judgemental).
• She is a musician.
• She is patient.

How would you describe the relationship between Jing-mei's mother and Auntie Lindo?

• polite
• supportive
• competitive
• emotional

Which word in this sentence is a common noun? Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's dog.

• Keisha
• Dashawn
• liked
• dog

Which word in this sentence is a proper noun? Keisha and Dashawn liked Sam's dog.

• Keisha
• liked
• Sam's
• dog