The Beatles Were Fab and They Were Funny

How do the illustrations on page 320 and 321 help you understand who John, Paul, George, and Ringo are as they are described in the text?

• It demonstrates how they grew up in Liverpool, England

• It has drawings of each of the band members and their instruments.

• The drawings depict the city and how it influenced them.

• The illustrations do not give any hint to as who the band members are.

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How does the illustration on page 330-331 support the text?

• The Beatles traveled a lot in North America and the stickers on the case show the cities they traveled to across North America.

• The text was about their travels and the guitar shows the stickers of the place they traveled to.

• They rode a roller coaster on one of their trips.

• The guitar represents John Lennon.

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The Beatles lives changed when-

• They became famous and performed for such huge crowds.

• The became famous and Beatlemania took over the world.

• When their music began to be played on the radio.

• When Beatlemania hit and spread across the world.

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Which of the following detail supports the idea that The Beatles were a funny band?

• The Beatles tried to make a good impression

  with their new producer,

• The Beatles performed for hours and hours

  for very little pay.

• They

  answered

  interview

  questions in

  a silly way.

• The Fab Four flew to New York and

  performed on The Ed Sullivan Show.

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What do you learn about John, Paul, George, and Ringo from the names they thought of for their band?

• That they liked to be funny and silly.

• That they were very serious people.

• That they did not know how to spell.

• That they were out of ideas and just chose that name randomly.

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Why did the Beatles regret telling fans about their favorite candy?

• In America, there were no jelly

  babies, so fans through jelly

  beans on stage. The jelly beans

  hurt when they hit the Beatles!

• In concerts, fans were

  so loud that their screaming

  drowned out the Beatles’ songs.

• They didn't like the way jelly babies tasted.

• They had too many candies from their fans. They didn't know what to do with them all!

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What is the main theme of 'The Beatles Were Fab and They Were Funny'?

• The serious side of The Beatles

• The humorous and entertaining aspects of The Beatles

• The musical evolution of The Beatles

• The personal lives of The Beatles

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Which literary device is most prominent in the title 'The Beatles Were Fab and They Were Funny'?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Personification

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What does the word 'Fab' in the title suggest about The Beatles?

• They were fabulous and admired

• They were fabricators

• They were factual

• They were fabricated

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In the context of the title, what does the word 'Funny' imply about The Beatles?

• They were humorous and entertaining

• They were strange and unusual

• They were serious and somber

• They were unfunny

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