The Beatles Were Fab and They Were Funny

What is one main idea of the passage?

• The Beatles used many different styles in their music

• The Beatles had trouble dealing with finding fame so quickly.

• The Beatles’ sense of humor helped them deal with many things

• The Beatles’ popularity went down once they stopped doing major concerts.

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How did the Beatles deal with the difficulties of being famous?

• by using humor to keep themselves calm

• by including conversations between band members

• by telling about their early days in Liverpool

• by explaining how they were treated by fans

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In paragraphs 17-18, what text evidence supports the idea that the Beatles were funny?

• Everyone laughed at them asking the audience to clap.

• The royalty in the audience laughed at them.

• Everyone giggled, including the Queen Mother

• When they asked the audience to clap along they also asked the royal family to rattle their jewelry. Everyone laughed including the royal family.

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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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Where did the Fab Four grow up?

• Penny Lane

• The 1940's and 50's

• Liverpool

• Dayton

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Why did the Fab Four choose the name "The Beatles"?

• They thought that the name was funny, and it stuck, or seemed to fit them best.

• They had their producer help them choose their name.

• They chose the first one that came to their mind.

• Their drum set already said "The Beatles" on it, so they decided to keep the name.

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What is one main idea of the passage?

• The Beatles used many different styles in their music.

• The Beatles had trouble dealing with finding fame so quickly.

• The Beatles’ sense of humor helped them deal with many things.

• The Beatles’ popularity went down once they stopped doing major concerts.

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Which of the following statements is an OPINION?

• The Beatles are not American.

• The Beatles are the best band of all time.

• The Beatles told a lot of jokes.

• The Beatles record "She Loves You" sold a million copies.

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The passage describes Beatlemania as intense. This means that Beatlemania...

• got a lot of attention.

• was difficult to understand.

• made a lot of money.

• caused great excitement.

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In paragraphs 17-18, what text evidence supports the idea that the Beatles were funny?

• Everyone laughed at them asking the audience to clap.

• The royalty in the audience laughed at them.

• Everyone giggled, including the Queen Mother

• When they asked the audience to clap along they also asked the royal family to rattle their jewelry. Everyone laughed including the royal family.

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