Mr. Know All

Worksheet by Evelyn azran
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Subjects
English
Grades
10
Language
ENG
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1. Mr. Kelada tries to make friends with the narrator by (–). telling the narrator about his family telling the narrator he is British unpacking the narrator's luggage agreeing with everything the narrator says The narrator thought Mr. Kelada was (–). talkative unfriendly prejudiced unpatriotic “I was prepared to dislike Max Kelada even before I knew him.”Give TWO reasons why the narrator dislikes Mr. Kelada even before he meets him. (5 points)a)............................................................................................................b)........................................................................................................... Some people at the dinner table admire Mrs. Ramsay’s pearls. How does she react?Give ONE answer At the dinner table there is a discussion about cultured pearls and real pearls. How can the difference between cultured pearls and real pearls be seen as a metaphor in this story? Explain in connection to at least ONE of the characters. After the discussion about the pearls at the dinner table, Mr. Kelada “took out his pocketbook and from it a hundred-dollar bill. He handed it to Ramsay without a word… Mr. Kelada’s hands were trembling.” Why do you think Mr. Kelada’s hands were trembling? Give information from the story to support your answer How do the personalities of Mr. Ramsay and Mr. Kelada differ? Give information from the Story to support your answer. 8. Extended HOTSIn the first half of the story, the narrator says clearly how he feels about Mr. Kelada. How does this relate to the narrator’s statement at the end of the story? Give information from the story to support your answer.Thinking skill........................................Answer:..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9. BRIDGING TEXT AND CONTEXTSomerset Maugham has an ability to see human weaknesses. He’s realistic about people and knows well that human beings are not all good or bad. For this reason he doesn’t praise or criticize them too much. – Adapted from The Collected Stories of Somerset Maugham Make a connection between the above quote and the story. Support your answer with information from the story (20 points)

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