WorksheetsDuke Ellington reader #198 by Carole Marsh
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins
When was Edward Ellington born?
January 10, 1889
April 10, 1898
March 23, 1901
April 29, 1899
Where did Edward's father work?
the White House
hospital
court house
school
What did Edward's parents and friends call him?
Eddie
Junior
Ed
Duke
How old was he when he first took piano lessons?
10
7
4
8
What did Duke like to do more than music?
drawing and painting
singing
racing
school
At what age did Duke become interested in playing music?
10
4
13
20
Who did Duke marry?
Pat Smith
Edna Thompson
Kathy Morris
Kim Haley
Where did he and his family move to in 1923?
Georgia
California
Kansas
New York
How long did his band tour?
1 year
43 years
20 years
10 years
What war almost forced them to stop touring?
World War I
World War II
Spanish-American War
What year did Duke die?
1978
1990
1942
1974
Duke was titled "the best singer there ever was!"
True
False
