Name: ____________________ Grade: 9

Trimester 1 Revision Sheets Subject: English

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 Literature:
I. From: “Marigolds”:
Summary:
Lizabeth trying to find out who she is while growing up in a poor Maryland society during
the Great Depression where everyone in America was just starting to experience the deep
poverty that the people in her town had suffered for many years. Not yet a woman, but
more than just a child, Lizabeth spent time with the children, causing innocent
trouble and acting in childish ways. One hot summer day, the children decided to tease
Miss Lottie and her precious marigolds. However, the children at the time didn’t realize
how much the flowers truly mean to Miss Lottie who was trying to create a small patch of
beauty. They hated the marigolds because they couldn’t understand the flowers’ beauty.
They felt flowers seemed to clash with the setting. Lizabeth was ashamed to join in
throwing the pebbles at Miss Lottie’s flowers. That night, Lizabeth overheard a
conversation between her parents and their financial and emotional problems. Her
father who was a proud man and didn’t want to accept help from other people was so
depressed and cried, because he couldn’t find work.
Growing up in a poor town, and seeing her father’s tears of sadness got the best
of her. She sneaked out of the house with her brother and went to Miss Lottie’s
house where she destroyed the marigolds where we reached he climax. When
Lizabeth saw Miss Lottie standing there, with disappointment and sadness in her
eyes. At that moment the conflict is resolved when Lizabeth finds out that she
was no longer a child, but a woman with feelings of compassion. At the end
situational irony was shown when the adult Lizabeth planted Marigolds to create
beauty in the middle of suffering. The story is told from a first person point of
view as told by Lizabeth. The conflicts of Marigolds are internal and external. The
internal conflict is Lizabeth versus herself emotionally with innocence,
compassion, growing up, and accepting responsibility. The external conflict
involves Lizabeth and the poverty and rough times while growing up.
A. Choose the correct answer:
1. Which event leads Lizabeth to destroy Miss Lottie's Marigolds?
a. She has an argument with Joey
b. Miss Lottie is mean to her
c. Her mother isn't around a lot
d. She hears her father cry over his lack of a job

2. What motivates the children to annoy Miss Lottie?

a. They don't like the way she looks
b. She is old
c. They find it to be some sort of challenge
d. They don't like her son

3. Which of the answers is NOT a reason Lizabeth returns to Miss Lottie's?

a. Fear unleashed from her father's tears
b. Bewilderment of being neither child nor woman
c. Hopelessness of her poverty
d. Getting in an argument with her brother

4. The families in Lizabeth's community are

a. hopeful
b. isolated
c. poor
d. concerned

5. This story is set in the time of

a. The industrial revolution
b. The Great Depression
c. The underground railroad
d. This is a modern story

6. Which of the following word pairs best describes what Lizabeth feels about
the marigolds?
a. fear and irritation
b. admiration and hatred
c. joy and tenderness
d. happiness and calmness

7. Miss Lottie's determination to grow the marigolds despite other challenges

she faces supports the generalization that
a. making others jealous of something you have is important
 b. ugly things in life can be erased by simple flowers
c. the only way to earn the friendship of others is to share your garden with
them
d. sometimes all we need is a small patch of beauty to keep the hope alive

8. What do the marigolds symbolize, or stand for, in the story?

a. Miss Lottie’s love for her home and her son
b. the characters’ hopelessness about their futures
c. Lizabeth’s growth over the course of the story
d. the chance for beauty amid an ugly situation

9. Lizabeth's internal conflict about whether or not to throw stones is resolved

when…………………………………
a. she decides she despises Miss Lottie
b. the children threaten to beat her up if she dos not participate
c. she is embarrassed when Joey asks if she is scared
d. she finds a large pile of stones that are perfect size for throwing

10.Which are possible themes of "Marigolds."

a. poverty and maturity
b. love and happiness
c. unemployment and marriage
d. siblings and rural living

11.Which emotion best qualifies Lizabeth's feelings towards Ms. Lottie at the
end of the story?
a. Admiration
b. Fear
c. Indifference
d. Jealousy

12.The narrator says that the destruction of Miss Lottie’s flowers marks the end
of…………………………..
a. the family’s poverty.
b. Lizbeth’s childhood
c. Miss Lottie’s life.
d. summer vacation.

13. Which of the following best describes the setting of Marigolds?

a. Small town in America during the Great Depression
b. Small town in the mid-1980's
c. New York City during the Great Depression
d. Small British town in the countryside during the 1930's

14. Which of the following is not a reason that the marigold incident stands
out in the narrator's mind?
a. It was a turning point in her life
b. It marked the end of troubles in her life
c. It marked the end of her childhood innocence
d. The realization that she gained from it is still important to her

15.When you show compassion, you reveal an awareness of the existence of……
a. good and evil
b. suffering
c. future opportunities
d. ghosts

B. Answer the following questions:

1. When did Lizabeth feel compassion?

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2. What were the two events that contribute most directly to the end of Lizabeth's
childhood?
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3. What does the narrator mean when she says she has “planted marigolds"?
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4. What was the emotion Lizabeth felt when she heard her father cry?
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5. Why does Liabeth become upset during the middle of the night?
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 II. From: “The Necklace”:
Mathilde Loisel felt entitled to riches because of her appearance and charm. She was
married to a clerk who could afford to provide her only with a modest life. She dreamt of a
lot of jewels and clothing. She had one wealthy friend, Madame Forestier, but she didn’t
like to visit her, because she was jealous of her.
One night, her husband brought an invitation to a party and expected his wife to be
happy as he cared a lot about her happiness. But she was angry and began to cry,
because she didn’t have anything to wear. He gave her some money to buy a dress.
As the day of the party approached, Mathilde started to behave oddly, because she didn’t;
have any jewels to wear. She went to her friend, Madame Forestier, and selected a
diamond necklace which symbolizes the richness which she dreamt of, but wasn’t able to
have it. At the party, Mathilde was the most beautiful woman. Finally he threw a shabby
coat on her shoulders, but she was ashamed of it. She threw the coat away as it symbolizes
their poor life which she hated so much.
When they returned home, Mathilde discovered that the necklace was no longer around
her neck. She wrote to her friend saying that she had broken the clasp of the necklace and
was getting it mended to gain time. Internal conflict is shown here as Madame Loisel had to
decide whether to tell her friend about the loss of the Necklace or not. They found a
diamond necklace that looked the same, but it was so expensive.
The Loisels spent a week scraping up money from all kinds of sources. When Mathilde
returned the necklace, in its case, to Madame Forestier, Madame Forestier was annoyed at
how long it had taken to get it back, but she didn’t open the case to inspect it and Mathilde
was relieved.
The Loisels began to live a life of poverty. They dismissed their servant and moved into a
smaller apartment. Monsieur Loisel worked three jobs, and Mathilde spent all her time
doing the heavy housework. This misery lasted ten years and this shows that the Loisels
were proud and honorable couple. Mathilde’s extraordinary beauty was now gone: she
looks just likes the other women of poor households and here situational irony is obvious.
One Sunday, she saw Madame Forestier, Mathilde went to her told her about losing the
necklace, replacing it, and working for ten years to repay the debts. At the end of her story,
Madame Forestier clasps her hands and tells Mathilde the original necklace was just
costume jewelry and not worth anything which shows situational irony.
A. Choose the correct answer:
1. Which word best describes Madame Loisel's friendship with Madame Forestier?
a. equality
b. companionship
c. sympathy
d. envy
2. Which of the following is a direct effect of Madame Loisel's loss of the necklace?
 a. a bitter quarrel with Madame Forestier
b. divorce from Monsieur Loisel
c. the couple's move from the city to the countryside
d. a life of poverty and hard physical labor
3. Which of the following IS NOT a THEME of "The Necklace"?
a. Pride can lead to one's downfall.
b. Honesty is best even when it may be difficult.
c. Appearances can be deceiving.
d. Loaning personal items to others is never wise.
4. What is the POV (point of view) of the story?
a. 1st person
b. 2nd person
c. 3rd person omniscient
d. 3rd person objective
5. Which best describes Madame Loisel's feelings at the end of the story?
a. happiness
b. indifference
c. astonishment
d. fear
B. Answer the following questions:

1. What conclusion might you draw about Madame Loisel's character, based on the
life she wants to live?
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2. How does M. Loisel expect Mme. Loisel to feel when he brings home the invitation?
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3. What embarrasses Mme. Loisel as she and her husband leave the party?
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4. What does M. Loisel recommend after a day of the necklace being missed? What
does that show about him?
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5. In what ways is Mathilde Loisel responsible for her own downfall?
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6. State an imagery from “The Necklace.
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7. State foreshadowing in “The Necklace”.
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8. State the climax in “The Necklace”.
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III. From: “Experimenting To Excellence”:
Summary:
Male students who want to study STEM subjects are three times more than females who
want to study the same subjects, but that hasn't stopped Lindsay Altidore and Janani
Kumaran from pursuing their passion for science. When Lindsay Altidore was in high
school, her project was to create a scaffold for growing organs from stem cells. and joined
a competition at the International Science Fair. She’s a persistent characterand went on
with her experiments, because the more success Altidor experienced, the more she
believed in herself.
As for Janani Kumaran, when she was in high school she experimented with snails to help
control an invasive plant species, and won first place at the state science fair. Janani
Kumaran says that in her next experiment, she will try to identify the gene that enables
mosquitoes to resist some types of insecticides. Without such young women, as well as
extensive reporting, recent scholarship and early education, we would not have begun to
devote more efforts to stimulating interest in STEM subjects and supporting female
students to learn.
The Changing Tide of STEM The passion and enthusiasm Altidor and Kumaran have for
science reflects a shift in STEM education and move towards greater inclusion for girls and
young women.
The need for greater representation of young women in STEM is an issue that is getting
national and global attention. For instance, groups such as UNESCO released a
commissioned report detailing the undermine girls’ confidence. The report also included
strategies to support girls’ interest in STEM.
“The fastest-growing jobs worldwide require engineering and tech training,” Sterling said.
“If we truly want women to have equal opportunities, we need to intervene at a young age
to ensure we are encouraging them and building their interest early on, so that they even
consider STEM in the first place. We need to present STEM in a way that will appeal to girls
as the lack of inclusion within STEM fields places women at an economic disadvantage. If
we can do that, endless doors will open by giving women access to the same economic
opportunities that men already have.”
It also helps to have educators believe in you. Both Altidor and Kumaran had teachers,
professors, and advisors who saw them as scientists more than capable of conducting
complicated experiments. “Dr. Michael D. Netherland helped me with my hydrilla and snail
experiment,” Kumaran said. Staying motivated also plays a part. For Kumaran,
environmental factors drive her. For one, her mother is a scientist. But she’s also enrolled
in a program at school with other like-minded students.

A. Answer these questions:

1. “No matter what you do, if you take steps toward that goal, it’s better than not
doing anything at all,” she said. “It will give you the confidence and drive to
keep moving forward and you’ll be that much closer to your goal. Once you
have that mindset, your goals and dreams will manifest. Now I feel like I can do
anything through hard work.”
After reading this quote by Lindsey, what can you infer about her?
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2. “Kumaran, who wants to be a psychiatrist someday, is studying mosquitoes to
identify the gene that makes them resistant to certain insecticides in order to
help combat the spread of mosquito-borne diseases. She’s already started to
dive into the research.”
After reading this quote by Lindsey, what can you infer about her?
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3. “I didn’t place internationally, but I made it,” Altidor said with pride. “I always have to
work really, really hard at whatever I do. But I always excel in steps. That was very
apparent in my high school life. I went from county to state to international and
entered the next phase of my life in college.”
What does Lindsay Altidor mean when she says, “But I always excel in steps?”
Support your answer with evidence from the text that is either directly stated or
implied.
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4. “It’s a love that can be traced back to when Altidor was in elementary school. “My
mom would read her anatomy and physiology textbooks to me,” Altidor, a native of
 Florida, said. She was so inspired by her parents’ love of science -- both her mom and
dad are registered nurses -- that she built a solar oven for her school’s fourth grade
science fair. The oven could actually bake cookies.”
Who inspired Lindsay for her love of science? How was it obvious for everyone? Cite
text evidence to support your point of view.
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5. “Kumaran added another element to her approach. “I experimented control methods
using snails and herbicide at very low levels,” she said. “Basically, I tested both
separately and together to see which was the best style and they were more effective
combined.”
When Janani Kumaran was a freshman at Gainesville High School, what “real life”
problem was she trying to address through her research? Illustrate your answer
using information from the text.
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6. In two or three sentences, what are some of the programs and initiatives that
have been implemented to increase the number of girls and young women
pursuing STEM careers? Use information from the text to support your answer.
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IV. From: “Why I Lied To Everyone In High School about Knowing

Karate”:
Summary:
The conflict caused by the desire to fit in. Jabeen Immigrated with her Pakistani family
to America. Her family knew that as long as they would go above and beyond,
showcase extraordinary talent, and become exceptional citizens, they could stay.
Jabeen had lied about knowing karate. She wanted to be popular and recognized by
her teachers and colleagues. She felt excluded at various points in her life. Anna, a
yearbook editor wanted to make an interview with her. Internal conflict was shown
when she struggled whether or not to tell the truth. Then she made her decision and
continued on with her lie. At home, she began to choose her clothes which looked cool
and Americanized. She thought that she had her reasons to do that. She was an
average student, she wasn’t beautiful, she didn’t have friends. Then she began to
remember {flashback} winning an Elementary Author’s Award. She tried many times
and failed, so she plagiarized an anthology from her sister’s nightstand which was
called “The Dinner Guest”. She wasn’t caught and her parents were very proud of her.
So she thought the truth would not lead her to recognition or honors. She thought
that it was much more complex than simply “right” or “wrong” decisions as most of
the students are voting for each other {popular ones}.
Her father wanted to encourage her to be better as he expressed his desire that he
wanted his daughter to have a respectable, lucrative career. He left a piece of
newspaper as inspiration. It was about an Indian boy graduated college at 12 and was
on his way to become the world’s youngest doctor at 17. Jabeen understood about
why her father wanted her to try to do better, because they had to do great things, be
important people, so that they would keep them in America.
Jabeen knew herself and decided to stop the lying and cheating. She wrote a note to
Anna telling her everything about her lie, but she couldn’t go on with her decision
when she saw Anna and her friends looking at her.

Answer the following questions:

1. Which inference about the author is best supported by the passage below?
Cite text evidence to support your inference.
“I crumpled the note in my pocket, turned and walked to my next class. Maybe
I’d tell the truth next time.”
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2. Which inference about the author is best supported by the passage below?
Cite text evidence to support your inference.
“I wasn’t popular. And I didn’t know karate. This was who I truly was, a composite of
negatives, a person defined by all she is not.”
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3. What type of irony is seen in ““Why I Lied To Everyone In High School about
Knowing Karate”? Explain.
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4. What type of conflict is seen in ““Why I Lied To Everyone In High School
about Knowing Karate”? Explain.
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5. If you were Jabeen, would you go on with your lie? Why?/Why not?
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6. Do you think Jabeen will be popular going on with her lie? Explain.
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7. Why did Jabeen feel excluded at various points in her life?

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