English 2: Reading Comprehension Review

Question 1

The boy’s approach to converting the tennis court to basketball court can best be described as

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Excited until grandpa's error puts them in awkward position.

Question 2

In the passage, the narrator most nearly describes her father as someone who:

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Had a very good memory.

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the author’s approach ?

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Revealing narrator’s self-awareness thru reflection / scenes

Question 4

narrator most desires to attain which of the following qualities from dreaming about her father

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Intimacy

Question 5

As it is used in line 47, the word rigid most nearly means:

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Stiff

Question 6

The passage is written from the point of view of:

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A man thinking about incidents from his life.

Question 7

The main theme of this passage is best described as:

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Our similarities to our relatives are a source of comfort

Question 8

The 2nd paragraph (lines 5-15) reveals the family’s response to the grandfather’s error is to:

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Find a workable remedy for it.

Question 9

In line 43, the word fastidious can most closely be defined as:

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Critical

Question 10

According to the passage, one of the narrator’s worries about her present situation is that she

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Will forget her father

Question 11

From the narrator’s point of view, “diminishedexcellence” & “flawedcompetence, are dif. because

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Part of the environment while the other is the individual

Question 12

The statement that the basketball hoops “can’t be made smaller” is:

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An opinion stated by the grandfather angrily.

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