Lesson 12 Comprehension: Violet's Music

What is this story mostly about?

• A music school

• A girl who is always sad

• A girl who loves music

When it begins, where does the story take place?

• A park

• A school

• A nursery

What problem does Violet have in this story?

• Nobody wants to be friends with her.

• Everyone wants her to stop playing music.

• She cannot find anyone to play music with her.

What happens at the beginning of the story?

• Violet toots a horn.

• Violet plays with her rattle.

• Violet pretends to play the guitar.

What happens right AFTER Aunt Bertha gives Violet paper, crayons, glitter and glue?

• Violet makes a horn to play.

• Violet makes a shiny crown to wear.

• Violet makes a picture to hang on the wall.

What do some of the kids in Violet's kindergarten do?

• paint

• blow horns

• shake rattles

Violet tries to solve her problem by ---

• hiding so other children will leave her alone.

• looking everywhere for other children who play music.

• learning to like the kinds of things other children like.

What happens at the end of the story?

• Violet and her friends from the park start a band.

• Violet gets her whole family to play music with her.

• Violet becomes famous and hires a band to play with her.

What would Violet most likely do if she had not found Angel, Randy and Juan?

• She would call them on the phone.

• She would keep looking for people who like to play music.

• She would stop playing music and find something else to do.

The author most likely wrote this story to ----

• teach the reader how to form a band.

• make people want to play music.

• tell a fun story about a girl who did not give up and loves music.