L10: Jose' Born to Dance Reading Comprehension

Why does the author tell about the pet canary that sang to José?

• to tell why José enjoyed going to Grandmother's house.

• to show when music first touched José's life

• to explain why José always had a pet bird

• to tell why José drew pictures

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

When did José first see dancers?

• when Papa took him to the theater

• when he went to a museum in New York

• when he went to his Grandmother's house

• when he went with Charlotte to a dance concert

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

In the article, what does the simile in the sentence below mean?

He learned to flow and float and fly through space with steps smooth

as silk.

• José wore soft silk shoes to help him glide across the stage.

• José's dance movements were smooth and graceful.

• José was lifted off the stage on smooth silk ropes.

• José always wore costumes made of silk.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What was the author's MAIN purpose for writing this article?

• to tell about the life of a famous dancer

• to describe the history of dance

• to make people want to become dancers

• to tell about the different kinds of dancing

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

In the article, what does the metaphor New York is a cemetery mean?

• José plans on dying there.

• José's mother died there.

• José does not like all the steel buildings there.

• José's dream of being an artist ended there.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why did José go to New York?

• to join his family

• to become an artist

• to learn to dance

• to visit a friend

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

In this article, how does the author organize the events in José's life?

• in the time order they happened

• in compare and contrast order

• in problem and solution order

• in order of importance

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Why did José and his family move to Nogales?

• to find work for José's father

• to escape the civil war

• to get medical care for José's mother

• to allow José to become a famous dancer

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the MAIN reason the author uses Spanish words?

• to show José's heritage

• to make the text longer

• to teach Spanish to the reader

• to make the text more interesting

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

At the beginning of the article, why does the author describe different types of dancing?

• to teach about different cultures

• to compare bullfighting and dancing

• to show how José responded to each dance

• to explain how different dances are performed

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.9