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Bruno Mars Inference Practice

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

This sentence helps the reader infer -

a)

Bruno Mars was unhappy living in California.

b)

Bruno Mars enjoyed playing music.

c)

Bruno Mars should not have moved away.

d)

Bruno Mars did not have immediate success.

2.

Based on the information in paragraph 2, the reader can conclude that -

a)

his nickname, “Bruno" came from his parents’ names

b)

Bruno Mars has a talented family

c)

he learned how to sing from his mom

d)

his father played the guitar

3.

Which statement is an example of Bruno Mars’ rising success in music?

a)

The track skyrocketed to the top of the Billboard chart.

b)

Soon after, though, it was an awakening experience.

c)

They showed a song they had written to a record company.

d)

They often performed in Honolulu, Hawaii.

4.

The author included the section, “Synopsis” to -

a)

list all of Bruno Mars’ popular songs

b)

describe how the subject grew up

c)

give a brief summary on the subject

d)

explain how Bruno Mars is talented

5.

Bruno Mars is comfortable on stage because -

a)

he wrote songs first

b)

he started performing at a young age

c)

he co-wrote K’Naan’s “Wavin' Flag”

d)

he played in a band

6.

Paragraphs 6 - 8 are important to Bruno Mars’ life story because they -

a)

explain how he transformed from a songwriter to a singer

b)

describe how he grew up as a child in a musical family

c)

talk about his energetic 2012 Grammy performance

d)

summarize how he loved songwriting

7.

One likely reason Bruno Mars was asked to perform at the Super Bowl is -

a)

he is related to Beyonce

b)

he proved to be a successful performer

c)

he collaborated with Mark Ronson

d)

he had played football growing up

8.

The reader can tell from the selection that writing songs for other musicians -

a)

was exhausting for Bruno

b)

allowed Bruno to win his first Grammy

c)

was the start of Bruno’s success

d)

made Bruno unhappy

9.

Which statement describes a problem Bruno Mars faced?

a)

Mars decided to leave Hawaii for Los Angeles, California.

b)

They played old hit songs and dressed up like famous stars.

c)

Mars finally broke out as a singer.

d)

The company liked it but wanted one of their own artists to perform it.

10.

This sentence helps the reader infer -

a)

why the song was on the chart

b)

that the song was terrible

c)

how popular the song was

d)

that the album had six songs