Lesson 15 Making Connections

Lesson 15 Making Connections

By Rachel Galvan

Multiple Choice

How are the djembi and the taiko similar?

• They are both from West Africa.

• They both have two heads.

• They can both be played alone or with a group.

• They are both from Japan and have one head.

Multiple Choice

How can you conclude that drums are an important musical instrument?

• Because it produces a deep powerful sound.

• Becasue the djembe is one of the best known drums.

• Because groups of drummers play together.

• Because all over the globe and throughout history, nearly every culture has used drums.

Multiple Choice

How is the historical use of chocolate different from how it is used today?

• A. It used to be unsweetened, but today, it is eaten with mostly sweeteners.

• B. It used to be in a liquid, but today it is eaten in a solid form.

• C. It used to be used only in religious ceremonies, but today it is also eaten in everyday life.

• D. It used to be grown in Mexico and South America, but today it is grown elsewhere.

Multiple Choice

One similiarity between Edison and Tesla is.---

• They were both born in Ohio.

• They both worked with electricity.

• They both died in 1931.

• They both came to America from Europe.

Multiple Choice

Both Edison and Tesla viewed the work they did as---

• beneficial to everyone

• a way to make money

• a fun way to spend time

• boring but necessary.

Multiple Choice

Both authors organize their writing by___

• discussing how the inventors solved their problems together

• comparing how the inventors were educated

• starting with the events in the two inventors' childhoods that led to their interest in electricity.

• describing the steps each inventor took to learn about electricity.