Walt Disney's Animation Legacy

Based on paragraph 1, the reader can conclude that ___.

• working in animation is a thankless, difficult job

• Disney did not allow his failures to keep him down

• failing is a great way to start one's career

• people today will never be as creative as Disney

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"It then took Walt Disney a whopping seven years just to plan out Disneyland. Whereas most people would have given up after a year."

In this passage, the author is trying to show that Disney ---.

• took too long to find his special talent

• had plans that originally did not include animation but theme parks only

• did not allow his setbacks to diminish his vision

• was a product of a time when people were not allowed to give up

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The tone of this selection can be described as ---.

• doubtful and hopeless

• sympathetic and admiring

• disappointed and stressful

• confident yet derogatory

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The author's purpose seems to be ---.

• explaining how animation is too difficult for most people

• to show that if you want to succeed, you should follow Disney's plans

• motivating others to persevere by recounting Disney's early struggles

• to remind people about a famous mouse

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Which of the following best describes the controlling idea of this passage?

• "Disney was so courageous and ambitious that nothing held him back."

• "It then took Walt Disney a whopping seven years just to plan out Disneyland."

• "From the age of four, he was drawing and selling pictures to his neighbors."

• "I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing -- that it was all started by a mouse."

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