The Power of the Music

Which of these is a statement of opinion?

• The greatest benefit for students who learn mariachi is the likelihood that the music will bring them closer to their relatives.

• Students who are involved in mariachi programs have higher overall school attendance and consequently learn more in their subjects.

• Mariachi groups typically include two trumpets, a guitar, and violins, as well as traditional instruments from Mexico.

• The southwestern region of the U.S. is host to numerous mariachi festivals for schools to compete in each year.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The best alternate headline for this article would be:

• Mariachi: Striking A Chord With Many Schools

• Critics Say Mariachi Music Is Too Structured

• Dallas High School Wins Mariachi Competition

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Which is the closest synonym for the word spontaneous?

• intact

• intrusive

• impulsive

• impudent

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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CCSS.RL.8.4

The reader can infer from the article that:

• Learning to play mariachi music probably requires much time and effort from the students.

• Students who take part in mariachi groups probably have a hard time focusing on their class work in school.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which of these statements is contrary to the ideas presented in this article?

• Mariachi music comes from aural traditions that have been passed down from one generation the next.

• Music teachers find it easy to teach students mariachi because the style of music is very simple to play.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

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CCSS.RL.8.2

"Mariachi is not only different, but it's also sophisticated and challenging." Which would be the closest synonym for the word sophisticated?

• conventional

• compulsory

• complex

• corrugated

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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What is this article mainly about?

• The music of mariachi bands is sophisticated and challenging because it is played on difficult instruments and involves improvisation.

• Mariachi programs in schools are becoming increasingly popular because they have proved to be beneficial to students and their parents.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

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CCSS.RL.8.2

"The tree looked up-

nothing between it and the sky

but darkness. The tree was cold.

It didn't know new leaves would grow back..."

What types of figurative language are there?

• alliteration and personification

• simile and allieration

• personification and metaphor

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3