The Sound of Silence by Julia Kuo

What did Yoshio tell the koto player?

• • A. His grandfather had made a koto for him.

• • B. He wanted to learn how to play the koto.

• • C. He was taking violin lessons but wasn't good at it.

• • D. He'd never heard a sound like the notes of the koto.

Yoshio went to the quietest place he knew. What was it?

• • A. the healing garden at the temple

• • B. his secret treehouse in the woods

• • C. the bamboo grove near the playground

• • D. his grandmother's house

Yoshio could not find silence anywhere, even when he ​ (a)   .

• was in the bath
• swam underwater
• wore earplugs
• sat in his closet

Yoshio forgot where he was as he ​ (a)   .

• watched a butterfly emerge from its cocoon
• gazed up at the snow-covered mountains
• read a story he loved in the empty classroom
• listened to koto music on his headphone

What did Yoshio discover about silence?

• • A. It was between and underneath every sound.

• • B. It sneaked in at night when everyone was sound asleep.

• • C. It whispered, "takeh-takeh," like the sounds of bamboo stalks.

• • D. It sounded like his own breathing.

According to Simu Liu who read the book on Storyline Online, he said that silence is the perfect environment through which we can ​ (a)   . Through which we can ​ (b)   .

• learn
• play video games
• destress
• meditate
• read

Where does Yoshio live?

• China

• America

• Japan

• Africa

What city does Yoshio journey through the hustle and bustle to find the most beautiful sound of all.

• Fresno

• Los Angeles

• Kyoto

• Tokyo

How do infer that Yoshio felt when he finally found the silence.

• Aggravated

• Peaceful

• Ecstatic

• Melancholy

Ma is the Japanese word for ​ (a)   .

• happyness
• peaceful
• mother
• hunger
• silence