Bruno Mars Inference Practice

This sentence helps the reader infer -

• Bruno Mars was unhappy living in California.

• Bruno Mars enjoyed playing music.

• Bruno Mars should not have moved away.

• Bruno Mars did not have immediate success.

Based on the information in paragraph 2, the reader can conclude that -

• his nickname, “Bruno" came from his parents’ names

• Bruno Mars has a talented family

• he learned how to sing from his mom

• his father played the guitar

Which statement is an example of Bruno Mars’ rising success in music?

• The track skyrocketed to the top of the Billboard chart.

• Soon after, though, it was an awakening experience.

• They showed a song they had written to a record company.

• They often performed in Honolulu, Hawaii.

The author included the section, “Synopsis” to -

• list all of Bruno Mars’ popular songs

• describe how the subject grew up

• give a brief summary on the subject

• explain how Bruno Mars is talented

Bruno Mars is comfortable on stage because -

• he wrote songs first

• he started performing at a young age

• he co-wrote K’Naan’s “Wavin' Flag”

• he played in a band

Paragraphs 6 - 8 are important to Bruno Mars’ life story because they -

• explain how he transformed from a songwriter to a singer

• describe how he grew up as a child in a musical family

• talk about his energetic 2012 Grammy performance

• summarize how he loved songwriting

One likely reason Bruno Mars was asked to perform at the Super Bowl is -

• he is related to Beyonce

• he proved to be a successful performer

• he collaborated with Mark Ronson

• he had played football growing up

The reader can tell from the selection that writing songs for other musicians -

• was exhausting for Bruno

• allowed Bruno to win his first Grammy

• was the start of Bruno’s success

• made Bruno unhappy

Which statement describes a problem Bruno Mars faced?

• Mars decided to leave Hawaii for Los Angeles, California.

• They played old hit songs and dressed up like famous stars.

• Mars finally broke out as a singer.

• The company liked it but wanted one of their own artists to perform it.

This sentence helps the reader infer -

• why the song was on the chart

• that the song was terrible

• how popular the song was

• that the album had six songs