Work Pages for "Rules of the Game"

Rules of The Game      Workpage 1 – Basic Understanding of Part 1       Name: _____________________

A. Complete the chart with the setting of the story

City , neighborhood, address

 

Time

 

Protagonist

 

Antagonist

 

 

B. Make a list of Chinese food mentioned in part 1

________________________, ____________________, ______________________, ______________________,

________________________, ____________________, ______________________, ______________________,

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C. Make a list of stores and shops mentioned in part 1

________________________, ____________________, ______________________, ______________________,

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D. Answer the following questions

1) Who is the protagonist and narrator of the story?

     _________________________________________________________________________________________

2) What did the family call the protagonist?

     _________________________________________________________________________________________

3) According to the beginning of the story, what is "the art of invisible strength?"

     _________________________________________________________________________________________

4) Which members of the narrator's family are mentioned?

     _________________________________________________________________________________________

5) What do we know about the mother by the end of part 1?

     _________________________________________________________________________________________

     _________________________________________________________________________________________

6) What do we know about the narrator by the end of part 1?

      _________________________________________________________________________________________

E. Write the following  sentences in correct English

1) “Bite back your tongue”               - ______________________________________________________________

2) “Wise guy, he not go against wind.” - ___________________________________________________________

3) “Strongest wind cannot be seen.”   -   __________________________________________________________

4) “Who say this word?”                      -   ____________________________________________________________

5) “Chinese people do business, not lazy like American people.” - ______________________________________


Rules of The Game                   Work Page 2 – Vocabulary Part 1                Name: ___________________

 

A. Word Families

 

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Adverb

Translation

ailment

 

ailing

 

 

argument

argue

argumentative

 

 

circumstances

 

 

 

 

 

cram

crammed

 

 

 

 

deft

deftly

 

doom, doomsday

doom

doomed to

 

 

(dis)obedience

obey

(dis)obedient

 

 

 

forbid

forbidden

 

 

fragrance

 

fragrant

 

 

 

impart

imparted

 

 

(in)visibility

 

(in)visible

(in)visibly

 

medicine

 

medicinal

 

 

mystery, mystification

mystify

mysterious

mysteriously

 

name

name sb. after

named after

 

 

(peer)

peer at/into

 

 

 

slyness

 

sly

slyly

 

strength

strengthen

strong

strongly

 

 

scold

scolded

 

 

strategy

 

strategic

strategically

 

torture

torture

tortured

 

 

 

 

wicked

wickedly

 

 

B. Choose words from above to complete the sentences.

1) My mother always                                me when I come home late after a party. Under no ____________________ would she let me come home after 2 o’clock in the morning...

2)  I don’t like ___________ people, I prefer when they are direct and outspoken.

3) When my grandmother died, my parents decided to ______________________ after my Grandmother and that is where I got my ___________________ from.

4) In order to win a game, you must plan your                                       , then you will easily defeat your opponent. _______________ thinking is an important skill!

5) Waverly writes about her childhood in ___________________, San Francisco. She describes the shops which were ______________ with interesting things, she mentions the ______________ of the pastry in the bakery, the way her mother educated her and tried to teach her winning _________________ such as the art of ______________ _____________.  Waverly sometimes ______________________ her mother and was instantly punished.

 

Rules of The Game               Work Page 3 – Vocabulary Part 2                Name: __________________

A. Which word in each group has a different meaning from the other two?

1.  solemnly *  calmly * seriously
2. peered  * friends * looked
3. intricate  * simple  * complex
4.  relent  * change one’s mind  * disagree

B. Wordfamilies

  Noun

 Verb

  Adjective

  Adverb

  Translation

  donation,    donor

  donate

  donated

  solemnity

  solemn

  solemnly

  disguise

  disguise

  (un) disguised

   intricate

  intricately

  proclamation

  proclaim

  assembly

  assemble

  authenticity

  authenticate

  authentic

  authentically

  benefactor

  benefit

  beneficial

  decency

  decent

  decently

  graciousness

  gracious

  graciously

  elaborate

  elaborate

  elaborately

  ancestry,   ancestor

  ancestral

  at stake (expression)

  relent

  relentless

  relentlessly

  deliberation

  deliberate

  deliberate

  deliberately

  absorption

  absorb

  tactic

  tactical

   tactically

  adversary

  adverse

  adversely

  essence

  essential

  essentially

  foresight

  foresee

  clash

  clash

  clashing

  obscure

  obscure

opponent,   opposition

  oppose

  opposing

  withhold

 

C. Fill in with the word in its correct form from the table above

a.  Look around you! Many of the rooms in Leo Baeck were 1)____________ by generous people from around the world.

b.  Shimon Peres is a well respected diplomat, both because of his long and experienced career, and because of his 2)______________ manners.


Rules of The Game           Work Page 4 – Vocabulary + Basic Understanding  Part 2             Name: ______________

C. Continuation of Work Page 3, ex. C.

a.        The heat of this summer has been 3)_______________ . I dream about rain and snow!

b.        On the first day of school, all the students 4)__________________ in the Klorfein Auditorium for the opening ceremony. This will be the first school 5)______________ of the year.

c.         Journalists are sworn to 6)_______________ the names of their sources in order to protect their identity.

d.        Successfully 7)__________________ new immigrants into our society, makes our country 8)______________ and more pluralistic.  The Ministry of 9)________________ is responsible for their successful integration.

e.        There is much 10)________________ in the diplomatic negotiations to  stop Iran’s nuclear program. The “war of words” is a deliberate 11)____________ in trying to scare the other side.

f.          The London Olympics were 12)________________ a success by everyone.

g.        Barak Obama and Mitt Romney are political 13)___________________ in the US presidential race.

h.        Iphones are very complicated and  14)___________  computing and electronic devices. They have changed our idea of what a cellular phone should be.

i.          Did you know that in May 1948, Golda Meir was smuggled into Jordan, 15)__________ as a Bedouin woman, to meet with the Jordanian King, in an attempt to prevent the War of Independence.

j.           When travelling abroad, I always try to eat the 16)_______________,  local cuisine (food) and I 17)______________ stay away from McDonalds or KFC.

 

C. Answer the following questions

LOTS Questions:

a)    How are the Chinese children expected to behave? Do you think American children would behave differently?

______________________________________________________________________________

b)   Waverly eagerly watched her brothers play chess? What fascinated her so much?

_____________________________________________________________________________

c)    How did she finally convince Vincent to let her play?

_____________________________________________________________________________

d)   Waverly uses her powers of observation to learn how to pick a gift. What does she learn?

_______________________________________________________________________________

 

 


Rules of The Game         Work Page 5 – Analysis and Interpretation Part 1+2      Name: ______________________

A. Answer the following questions

a)    What does the dialogue between Waverly and her mother about “Chinese torture” show us?  Which HOTS did you use in order to answer this question and why?

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b)   What is the purpose of part 1 of the story? How does Amy Tan achieve it?

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c)    Why does Waverly think that being asked her age by Santa was a trick question? What does this show us about the cultural conflict? Which HOTS did you use in order to answer this question and why?

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d)   “Too good. Cost too much.” What does this show us about Chinese manners? Which HOTS did you use in order to answer this question and why?

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e)   Once they got home, why did Mrs. Jong tell Vincent to throw away the chess set? Which HOTS did you use to answer this question? Explain?

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d) What does Mrs. Jong say about “American rules” (p.63, l. 23-28). How did Mrs. Jong “learn this lesson”? Do you think this applies to immigrants in any country?

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f)      e) Why was it so important for Waverly to learn to play chess? Which HOTS did you use to answer this question? Explain?

      __________________________________________________________________________________________

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e) What does Waverly mean with “ ..one must gather invisible strengths”? Who taught her this lesson before?

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f) What does Waverly mean when she says “I found out why I should never reveal “why” to others? ( 8 p. 64)

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Rules of The Game         Work Page 6 – Vocabulary Part 3      Name: ______________________

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Adverb

Translation

detour

detour

 

 

 

 

bind ( bound, bound)

 

 

 

grin

grin

 

 

 

benevolence

 

benevolent

benevolently

 

retort

retort

 

 

 

 

diminish

diminishing

 

 

vanity

 

vain

vainly

 

 

hurl

 

 

 

defeat

defeat

 

 

 

exhibition

exhibit

 

 

 

humility

 

humble

 

 

tournament

 

 

 

 

frequency

 

frequent

frequently

 

distraction

distract

 

 

 

sacrifice

sacrifice

sacrificial

 

 

trophy

 

 

 

 

triumph

triumph

triumphant

triumphantly

 

attendance

attend

attendant

 

 

display

display

 

 

 

region

 

regional

 

 

sponsor

sponsor

 

 

 

chore

 

 

 

 

prodigy

 

 

 

 

 

“To boot”- expression

 

 

 

caption

 

 

 

 

braids

braid

 

 

 

odor

 

malodorous

 

 

occasion

 

occasional

occasionally

 

pose

pose

 

 

 

 

 

“for good measure”

 

 

 

Fill in the sentences with the correct form of the words chosen from the vocabulary table.

a)  Before travelling abroad, it is important to learn the proper 1)______________  of the host country.

b)  We live in a 2)______________ of the world which suffers from instability and unrest.

c)  In Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland”, the Cheshire cat is famous for his 3)_____________ .

d)   Not only did my friend forget my birthday, but he forgot that we had a date that night, 4)__________.

e)  After unsuccessfully fixing the broken radio, he picked up the pieces and 5)______________ them into the nearest garbage.

f)  The beautiful young model 6)_______________ for the newspaper. The 7)____________ under the photo said   “ The next Miss Universe?”

g)  While I was growing up, my parents 8)________________ many personal pleasures so they could afford to send their children to private Jewish Day Schools.

   h) When writing an exam, it is important to be focused, calm, and not 9)_______________ by those around you.

Rules of The Game           Work Page 7 – Vocabulary + Basic Understanding  Part 3             Name: ______________

 

A. Circle the synonym for the words in bold

1.       Retort    * reply       * request        * a comeback

2.       Occasion     * event    * time   * irregularity

3.       Chore      *duty     *task    * salary

4.       Prodigy    * simpleton   * whiz kid  * genius

5.       Frequent  *occasional   * habitual  * often

6.       Distract     *explain  * divert attention *annoy

7.       Display    *exhibit   * make public  * suppress

8.       Vanity    *humility  * conceit   * modesty

9.       Triumph  * achievement   * sorrow  * success

10.   Attend   * avoid  * be absent * be present

 

B. Answer the following LOTS questions about part 3

1. What concessions did her parents make to allow her to practice?

    _________________________________________________________________________________

2. What did her brothers think about that and how did mother justify it?

    ___________________________________________________________________________________

3.  What stages did she have to go through to become a national chess champion?

    ___________________________________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________________________________

4.  In what way is Waverly a child prodigy?

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C. Correct Mrs. Jong’s mistakes

1. “Is shame you fall down nobody push you…”

    ____________________________________________________________________________________

2. “Is luck..”

    ____________________________________________________________________________________

3. “Better to lose less, see if you really need.”

    ____________________________________________________________________________________

4. “Is new American rules,” said my mother.”Meimei play, squeeze all her brains out for win chess. You play, worth squeeze towel.”    ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Rules of The Game           Work Page 8– Vocabulary + Basic Understanding  Part 4             Name: ______________

 

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Adverb

Translation

concealment (nu)

conceal

 

 

 

concentration

concentrate

concentrated

 

 

plot

plot

 

 

 

seal

seal

 

 

 

retreat

retreat

 

 

 

concession

concede

 

 

 

accomplice, company, companion

accompany

 

 

 

grasp

grasp

 

 

 

stoop

stoop

 

 

 

 

flee, fled

 

 

 

grime

 

 

 

 

souvenir

 

 

 

 

 

 

brisk

briskly

 

 

scurry

 

 

 

 

ponder

ponderous

ponderously

 

 

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of words chosen from the vocabulary table above.

a)    As he was about to complete his army service, he 1)________________ what he wanted to do the following year – work, study or travel.

b)   Daliat-el- Carmel is a great place to buy 2)______________ .

c)    I 3)____________ from that restaurant before ordering anything to eat. The place was covered in 4)____________ and dust.

d)   After playing Scrabble for two hours, I 5)____________ defeat to my older brother. I just couldn’t 6)________________ anymore.

e)   Before we go see that movie, tell me the 7)______________ . If it sounds interesting, I’ll gladly 8)_______________ you.

B. Answer the following questions (LOTS)

1.  What made it hard for Waverly to concentrate at home?

     _________________________________________________________________________________________

2.  What more concessions do her parents allow to help her practice?

________________________________________________________________________________________

3.  What did her mother make her do with her on Saturdays?

      _________________________________________________________________________________________

4.  How does Mrs. Jong show that she is proud of her daughter?

      _________________________________________________________________________________________

5.  How does Waverly react to her mother?

     __________________________________________________________________________________________

6. What did Mrs. Jong think Waverly meant?

     __________________________________________________________________________________________

Rules of The Game           Work Page 9 – Analysis and Interpretation             Name: ______________

 

Answer the following questions. In some of the questions you are required to use HOTS

1. In part 3, why did Waverly tell her mother she didn’t want to play in any tournament, although she did? Which thinking skill did you use to answer this question and why?   ______________________

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2. Why did Mrs. Jong push Waverly so hard to succeed, even though she was just a little girl? Which HOTS did you use to answer this question and why?                                _______________________

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3. The conflict beween Waverly and her mother is evident throughout the story. Describe 2 examples of these conflicts and their outcome.

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4. The title of the story refers to the game of chess but chess is also a metaphor. Explain.

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5. a. At the end of the story Waverly thinks to herself: "Opposite me was my opponent, two angry black slits. She wore a triumphant smile." How does Waverly  see her relationship with her mother at this point in the story?  

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 b. Which thinking skill  did you use to answer this question and why?   Your answer must refer specifically to the text.           ________________________            __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Compare and contrast the attitudes of Waverly and her mother to American values.

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7. “Rules of the Game” is a story about invisible strengths. Give examples of how the notion of invisible strength appears throughout the story. _____________________________________________________________________________________

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