Blues Music

Blues Music

11th Grade

15 Qs

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Blues Music

Blues Music

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RF.3.3B, RL.11-12.4, RI.11-12.3

+20

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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It developed in the 19th century and was originally played by a single performer singing with a guitar or banjo. By the 1960s, it had evolved significantly along with the instruments used (now electric guitars, bass and drums) and made its way across the Atlantic to the UK and beyond.

rock

blues

pop

jazz

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What music do they perform?

Blues

Pop

Classical

Rock

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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How should sentence 3 and 4 be written?

As this music, spread across Texas, later a subgenre of the blues appeared in Texas.

As this music spread across Texas, a subgenre of the blues appeared.

As this music spread; a subgenre of the blues appeared in Texas.

A subgenre of the blues appeared in Texas as music spread across Texas.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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How should sentences 7 and 8 be combined?

Johnson made it popular, so he inspired other performers.

Johnson made it popular, because he inspired other performers.

Johnson, made it popular, when he inspired other performers.

Johnson made it popular, and he inspired other performers.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What change should be made to sentence 13?

Insert and before it

Insert but before it

Insert or before it

No change is needed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the correct sentence structure: 'Blues music, originating in the Deep South, has influenced many genres.'

Blues music originating in the Deep South has influenced many genres.

Blues music, originating in the Deep South has influenced many genres.

Blues music, originating in the Deep South, has influenced many genres.

Blues music originating, in the Deep South, has influenced many genres.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following words best describes the mood often associated with blues music?

Joyful

Melancholic

Energetic

Indifferent

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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