iStation Text Fluency Practice-Natural Born Drummer

Travis had a habit of drumming ____ surfaces with his

fingers, with pencils, and even with chopsticks.

• on

• of

• in

• an

Several times a day, Travis’s parents, teachers, and friends ______

about his constant drumming.

• asked

• questioned

• commented

• heard

______, Travis’s parents were astonished that on the

day before Travis was to try out for the school band, he

was uncertain about which instrument he wanted to play.

• Soon

• Before

• After

• Therefore

So Travis and ________ father went to a local music store to

generate some ideas.

• her

• his

• he

• she

Travis browsed the selection of rental

instruments, picking up a flute ______ handling the keys, then

examining a trombone.

• for

• but

• and

• yet

On impulse, he chose a saxophone

and tried blowing _______ it.

• into

• with

• above

• below

But the sound that emerged was

a pitiful honk, _______ a wounded goose.

• was

• with

• love

• like

Then Travis asked ______

try another instrument—the drums.

• two

• to

• too

• tu

He _____ never played drums before, but he’d certainly had plenty of drumming practice.

• has

• had

• have

• none

The _____ morning at school, Travis appeared at the doorway of Mr. Blees’s classroom for the tryout.

• then

• after

• next

• of