Music for Joy

Who is Joy?

• Mom

• Baby

• Sister

• Mouse

Read the sentence. This is an example of an ____.

“The sound of cries filled the house”.

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• Text feature

• Idiom

• Information

Who is Maria in the story?

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• Mom

• Baby

• Sister

• Mouse

Why babies often cry ?

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• To let us know they want to play.

• To let us know they want walk.

• To let us know they need something.

• To let us know they want laugh.

What is the meaning of the idiom “Soon Joy is was a quiet as a mouse”.

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• Make a lot of noise.

• Make some noise.

• Silent without noise.

• Silent with noise.

Shout

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Howling

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What is the author’s purpose of this selection?

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

Who is the author in the story?

• Laura

• George

• Ruth

• Carver