Reading Comprehension- Grade 9

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The questions from 1-7 are from "Two ways to belong in America" and questions from 8-10 are from the excerpt “Mary Winosky.” The short Response Questions are one each from both the sections.

Created by: Anjana Sivadass

In lines 6–11, you probably visualize the twosisters as
- A It conveys the meaning-sad
- B. It conveys the meaning-alike
- C It conveys the meaning-tall
- D. It conveys the meaning-frightened
What tone does the word sisterly convey in line 31?
- A. excited
- B. proud
- C. loving
- D. funny
- Both b and c
Which of the following statements bestsummarizes the main point of lines 93–98?
- A. The two sisters were unhappy since they moved to America.
- B. Mira refused to lose her Indian identity and become an American
- C. The two sisters connected with America in different ways
- D. Bharati lived in Canada but felt a part of the American community.
What happened after the Canadian government“turned against its immigrant communities”?
- A. The author left the country
- B. Mira grew angry with American policies.
- C. The author rejected her Indian traditions.
- D. The sisters moved to America.
- E.The author rejected both Her Indian traditions and American policies
The word endure in line 10 conveys a tone of
- A. expectation, showing that the sisters would live according to Indian tradition
- B. suspense, suggesting that the sisters were curious about who they would marry
- C. unhappiness, implying that the sisters thought they would not like life in America
- D. apology, emphasizing that the sisters were sorry to go against their father’s wishes
Which statement best summarizes the detailsof Mira’s life in Michigan?
- A. Mira needs a green card to work
- B. She is well known but working illegally.
- C. Mira went home to India after 36 years.
- D. She is successful but wants to go home.
- E.She is successful but is about to get her green card
- F. She is successful so she doesn't want to go back to India
COMPREHENSION Directions: Answer the following questions about the excerpt from “Mary Winosky.” 7. Which of the following elements reflectsHughes’s journalistic style of writing?
- A. describing the city with vivid imagery
- B. including very little dialogue
- C. often referring to Mary by her full name
- D. using complex sentence structures
How do lines 1–9 show irony?
- A. Each family member has a similar reaction to the city.
- B. Mary’s family wants to find trees and flowers in an American city.
- C. The “great new world” is actually dirty and disappointing.
- D. The city is loud during the day but quiet during the night.
. Which tone is conveyed by the word choice in lines 33–38?
- A. humorous, emphasizing that Mary is an entertaining character
- B. confident, showing Mary’s belief in her attractiveness
- c. confident, showing Mary’s belief in her attractiveness
- D. indifferent, showing that the couples do not affect Mary
Written ResponseSHORT RESPONSEDirections Write two or three sentences to answer each question . . 10..Give two elements of style that the authors of “Two Ways to Belong in America”and “Mary Winosky” use to make their writing realistic. Support your answer withexamples from the text.
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Which details in “Mary Winosky” help you visualize Mary and her sister? Give two examples from the story.
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