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Trombone Shorty

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

4th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 15+ times

Trombone Shorty
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did his Brother James Name him "Trombone Shorty"?

He fell over when he played sometimes

He played the trombone

He wasn't very tall

All of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What kind of book is Trombone Shorty?

Biography

Fiction

Autobiography

Historical Fiction

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did Trombone Shorty write this book?

to tell about growing up in New Orleans and how much fun he had

to inspire children that they can achieve their goals by sticking to them

he didn't write this book, his parents did

to teach about the trombone and how to play it

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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In paragraph 29, what did Trombone Shorty mean when he said, “Follow Me” to Bo Diddley?

Trombone Shorty wanted Bo Diddley to leave the stage.

Trombone Shorty knew what song he wanted to play and wanted Bo Diddley to join him.

Trombone Shorty wanted Bo Diddley to dance around the stage with him.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Looking at paragraph 5, what was the author's purpose for writing this story?

He wanted to entertain his audience about how he got his nickname.

He wanted to inform his audience about how to play the trombone.

He wanted to persuade his audience to help the needy people in Treme’.

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Paragraph 6 talks about his inspiration. What is he inspired by?

music

his hometown

food

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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In paragraph 14, Trombone Shorty mentions his town Treme’. What can you infer about his town?

Everyone plays an instrument.

The town is very poor.

They have parties every day.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

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