In paragraph 1, the word influential means –

• worst

• unimportant

• youngest

• leading

At first, Elvis played and sang –

• with his mind and body

• at a local recording studio

• without being trained

• at his mother’s house

The caption under the photograph in the selection explains –

• A. the age of the photograph

• why the photograph was taken

• where the photograph was taken

• who is in the photograph

The reader can conclude that it was unusual for Elvis to –

• want attention in his younger years

• play the piano

• sing about his mother

• write songs about hound dogs

What does paragraph 1 help the readerunderstand about Elvis?

• how popular his first song became

• how much money he made over a lifetime

• how talented he was

• how long it took him to become

  popular

Details in the selection support the idea that Elvis –

• wasn’t popular at first

• was afraid of people

• enjoyed dancing more than

  singing

• was not a religious person

The author wrote this selection most likely to –

• describe what Elvis Presley looks like

• encourage the reader to listen to Elvis Presley’s music

• inform the reader about the history of a popular singer from the 1950s

• tell the reader about a singer who also loved his mother very much

One likely reason Elvis became a successful singer is that–

• his talent allowed him to spend more time with his fans

• his talent involved something that he enjoyed doing

• he did not want to work in the record studio like his mother

• he did not want people to have to sing their own songs

Read the sentence from paragraph 2.

This sentence helps the reader infer that Elvis-

• understand he should be thankful for things in his life

• was not bothered by his classmates any longer

• became more confident after receiving a present

• enjoyed playing a variety of instruments

Elvis earned the nickname“The King of Rock and Roll” because he –

• liked rock and roll music

• wrote a popular song called “You Ain’t

  Nothin’ but a Hound Dog”

• was a famous musician in his time

• had a high, slick hairdo with long

  sideburns, and he could sing and dance