Music Inside of Us

What instrument does the author want to own?

• a.  clarinet
• b.  piano
• c.  flute
• d.  clarinet

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

This passage describes the sequence of events that led to the author owning a piano.  Which instrument did the author receive first?

• a. recorder
• b. flute
• c. piano
• d.  clarinet

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

The author's mother supported the musical development of her children.  What information from the passage supports this conclusion?

• a.  The author's mother could not afford to buy the author a piano when she was very young.
• b.  The author's mother would find her son's flute lying around the house.
• c.  The author's mother clipped an ad out of the newspaper when  the author was seventh grade.
• d.  The author's mother bought her kids different instrument to play even if they were instruments her kids didn't love.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Based on the information in the passage, what can be concluded about the author's musical ability?

• a.  The author is a good musician who can play multiple instruments.
• b.  The author is only good at playing the recorder.
• c.  The author is only is only good at playing the piano.
• d.  The author is not a good musician.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is the main idea of this passage?

• a.  how every person can enjoy making music if they find the right instrument
• b.  how to play  the piano
• c. why every person should play the piano
• why  the guitar is a better instrument than the flute

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Read the following sentences from the passage:  "Do you struggle with music?  Have you been given an instrument to play, but you just can't play it?"  As used in the passage,  what does the word "struggle" mean?

• a.  physical fighting  against something
• b.  easily learning a new skill
• c.  having difficulty mastering something
• c.  facing an impossible task

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.  
The author played different instruments when she was young, _______ it was the piano which she longed for.

• a.  physically fighting against something
• b.  easily learning new skill
• c.  having difficulty mastering something
• d.  facing an impossible task

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Why didn't the author's mother buy the author a piano when the author was very young?

• a.  Her family could not afford a piano.
• b.  Her family did not like music.
• c.  Her family did not want her to play the piano.
• d.  She wanted a flute not a piano.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Why did the author's brother not practice the flute his mother bought him?

• a.  He did not wanted to practice the flute.
• b.  He didn't wanted the flute at all and wanted a guitar instead.
• c.  The guitar was too expensive but did not wanted to play the flute anymore.
• d.  The guitar made a better sound than the flute.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Describe what the author means when she uses the phrase "the music inside of us."  Use information from the passage to support your answer.

• a.  It means there is an instrument playing inside of us.
• c.  The small person inside of us.
• d.  The inside guide in our souls that leads us to the true us.
• d.  Our friend inside of us.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3