"Charles Ives"

Based on the passage, the reader can conclude that

• Charles Ives was a popular musician in his early life.
• Charles Ives was influenced by his father and early childhood
• Charles Ives had little musical training.
• Charles Ives enjoyed composing music that was easy to listen to and understand.
  

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Why did Charles Ives want his music played as originally written?

• to entertain listeners from his hometown
  
• to urge listeners to accept unusual compositions
  
• to encourage listeners to purchase his music
  
• to influence listeners from around the world
  

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Students who read this passage will learn about

• individual musical keys.
• music during times of war.
• unusual ways to create music.
• reflecting on music from childhood.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

According to the article, Charles Ives and his father were alike because they both

• composed music about an argument.
• set tunes to new speeds and different rythms.
• used nostalgia and dissonance in their music.
• split up their musicians during performances.
  

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

Read this sentence from the passage. 
Ives had to tell him, “Please don’t try to make things nice! . . . I want it that way.”
The phrase don’t try to make things nice is used to show that Charles Ives did not

• like sharing his music with friends
• like the way his music sounds
• want to have his music sold
  
• want his music changed

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Based on information from the passage, which part of Charles Ives’ life was MOST affected by the town in which he grew up?

• his education
  
• his music
• his relationship with his father
• his relationship with his brother

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which sentence from the passage BEST supports the idea that Charles Ives was creative?

• Nostalgia and dissonance are two very different ideas, but Charles Ives brought the two ingredients together in his music
• From his childhood memories of Danbury came nostalgia
  
• He heard his father play notes called quarter tones on the violin, notes that can’t be played on a piano because they fall between the cracks
• One day Charles watched his father’s band and another band march past each other while playing different pieces

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Why does the author include dates in the passage?

• to explain a difficult idea
• to support opinions
  
• to show a shift in point of view
  
• to help organize events
  

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

The use of the words, familiar and loving in Paragraph 4 suggests which feeling about the music

• Boredom
• Comfort
• Excitement
• Fame

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of these sentences from the selection states an opinion?

• Charles’s father was the bandmaster in Danbury.
• Charles started writing music early in life.
• A few years later, one of his four symphonies won a Pulitzer Prize.
  
• He might feel that, at last, his music is understood.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6