Mother Tongue

Mother Tongue

11th Grade

15 Qs

quiz-placeholder

Similar activities

The Leap

The Leap

11th Grade

17 Qs

My Mother At 66

My Mother At 66

12th Grade

10 Qs

A Photograph

A Photograph

11th Grade

14 Qs

Error Identification

Error Identification

10th - 11th Grade

20 Qs

Fish Cheeks

Fish Cheeks

7th - 12th Grade

20 Qs

The Battle with Grendel's Mother

The Battle with Grendel's Mother

12th Grade - University

15 Qs

The Doll's House (Katherine Mansfield)

The Doll's House (Katherine Mansfield)

11th Grade

15 Qs

Romeo and Juliet (Act 3, Scenes 1 & 2)

Romeo and Juliet (Act 3, Scenes 1 & 2)

9th - 12th Grade

15 Qs

Mother Tongue

Mother Tongue

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The author's attitude toward her mother in the passage can be described as

remorseful but angry

concerned and admiring

condescending and critical

censorious yet understanding

sentimental yet loving

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The function of the sentence "Lately, I've been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks" (par. 8) is to...

provide a transition from the mother's point of view to the daughter's

offer additional evidence to support the point made in the previous paragraph

appeal to the emotions of the readers

introduce examples that will illustrate a central point the author is making

analyze an exception to a general belief

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What figure of speech is Tan using when she refers to her mother's "impeccable broken English" (par. 13)?

metonymy

personification

oxymoron

pun

simile

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The author's attitude toward her mother in this passage can be best described as...

remorseful but angry

concerned and admiring

censorious yet understanding

condenscending and critical

sentimental yet loving

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which of the following quotes best hints toward the lesson (theme) of the story?

For Christmas Eve that year, she had chosen all my favorite foods.

My relatives licked the ends of their chopsticks and reached across the table...

You must be proud you are different.

I fell in love with the minister's son when I turned fourteen.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does the narrator’s point of view affect how the events are described in the passage?

She is nervous to have the boy she likes over for Christmas dinner, and so the text focuses entirely on the boy’s reactions.

She is bored with her family’s old Chinese traditions and wants to try newmodern customs, and this affects how she focuses on being more “American.”

She is excited to have the minister’s son over for Christmas, and this excitement causes her to criticize every little detail of her mother’s cooking.

She is embarrassed by her family’s Chinese customs, and this shame influences how she describes the food and her family’s behavior.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the main idea of the personal narrative called "Fish Cheeks"?

A girl who is in love with the minister's son but cannot date him

A girl who is embarrassed to have guests over for dinner due to her cultural differences

A girl who moved to the United States from China

A girl who feels left out because she is Chinese

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports
or continue with
Microsoft
Apple
Others
By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service & Privacy Policy
Already have an account?