Lesson 10: from The Power of Music

In paragraph 1, when opera singer Irene Gubrud says "I felt whole," what does she mean?

• She always knew she would brow up to sing opera.

• She realized that nothing was missing from her life.

• She understood that sound affected her body.

• She believed that opera was the best type of music.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read this sentence from paragraph 5.

The overall effect is like listening to music underwater.

What does this sentence tell the reader about how the music sounded?

• The music sounded like waves.

• The music sounded loud and thunderous.

• The music sounded muted and distant.

• The music sounded mysterious.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which sentence from the book excerpt shows the author's positive feelings about music?

• "They know-they feel-that sound impacts our bodies in a way no other art does."

• "He thinks that because we live in a very visual society we're more aware of what we see than what we hear."

• "This human relationship to sound starts early."

• "Woodward is convinced that we begin learning about music even before birth."

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Which phrase from the book excerpt best helps the reader understand the meaning of the term "startle response"?

• "the fetal heart rate became slightly elevated"

• "the baby's heart rate lowers while the mother is listening"

• "the mother finds a certain piece of music stressful"

• "the fetus is echoing the mother's response"

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

The author uses the phrase "tonal quality" in paragraph 5. What does "tonal quality" mean?

Review the context surrounding the phrase to explain the meaning of the word.

• describes if sound is loud or soft

• a mother's voice

• the quality of music

• listening to sound underwater

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4