- 10 multiple-choice questions
- 1 short response question (RACE/ACE/CEA paragraph)
You will use your copy of the story “Fish Cheeks” to complete the test
Review for “Fish Cheeks” test: 10 multiple-choice/1 short response paragraph
- How does the narrator’s description of the of the food impact the tone? (7.4)
- How does the narrator’s point of view affect how the events are described? (7.6)
- Vocabulary: recognizing a synonym or near synonym for language in the text
- Context clues: identifying words or phrases in the text as clues to the vocabulary
- Character development? (7.6) Review the ideas and process we used to create the paragraph on character development.
- What is symbolism? Where can you find it in the text in connection to culture? What does it mean?
- What is the author’s purpose in writing this memory? (7.6)
- Reread paragraph 7. What does it mean to the overall story when her mother talks to her about being proud?
Practice with vocabulary:
What does the bolded word most closely mean?
1.What would he think of our noisy Chinese relatives who lacked proper American manners?
- Wanted
- To be able to
- To be without
- To be disgusted
2.And then they arrived – the minister's family and all my relatives in a clamor of doorbells and rumpled Christmas packages.
- Hustle
- Loud noise
- Crowd
- Greeting
3.The kitchen was littered with appalling mounds of raw food: A slimy rock cod with bulging eyes that pleaded not to be thrown into a pan of hot oil.
- Exciting
- Appealing
- A lot
- Horrifying
4.It's a polite Chinese custom to show you are satisfied," explained my father to our astonished guests.
- Surprised
- Holiday
- Hungry
- Excited
5.The minister managed to muster up a quiet burp.
- Answer with
- Get by
- Cope with
- Pull together
