Drum Dream Girl Comprehension Test

This is what genre of writing?

• mystery

• biography

• poetry

What did the girl dream about?

• singing with a band

• playing with birds

• playing the drums

What kept the girl from playing the drums?

• people believed that only boys could play the drums

• people believed that she was too young to play the drums

• she did not have her own drums

What could she hear at outdoor cafes?

• bands playing the piano

• singers singing songs

• drums played by men

What did her sisters create?

• a new dance

• a new game

• an all girl band

"Everyone kept reminding her that girls on the island of music had never played drums." REMINDING must mean what?

• people screamed at her

• people told her again

• people were mean to her

What did her father do to determine if her drums deserved to be heard?

• he found a music teacher to decide

• he hired a music judge

• he made her play for a crowd

What change happened at the END of the story?

• only boys could play drums

• girls were allowed to play the drums

• boys were not allowed to play the drums

What might have happened if the girl gave up on her dream?

• Nothing would have happened

• She wouldn't have gotten to play the drums.

• She would have left the island of music.

What changed everyone's mind about girls playing the drums?

• The teacher said she was good.

• No one changed their mind.

• The men on the island said she was good.