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Music to My ears : Vocabulary + comprehension Questions

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A cycle with three wheels is called ________________.

a)

bicycle

b)

tricycle

c)

cycle

d)

cyclone

2.

The music from the ____________ made the people in the audience tap their feet.

a)

harmonica

b)

glare

c)

machinery

d)

bicycle

3.

We saw a ____________ play at the theatre last night!

a)

brilliant

b)

conceal

c)

harmonica

d)

delicious

4.

After the game, I got to meet the __________ football player!

a)

glare

b)

legendary

c)

conceal

d)

machinery

5.

Everyone recognized Mozrat as a ___________ musician.

a)

brilliant

b)

dumb

c)

machinery

d)

conceal

6.

They awarded her a gold medal for her ____________

a)

brilliant

b)

achievements

c)

machinery

d)

glare

7.

She tried to lift a very heavybox, but found it ____________ to do.

a)

concealing

b)

impossible

c)

developing

d)

legendary

8.

“I was ____________ into a fine musician. I wrote my first piece of music when I was only four!”

a)

concealing

b)

developing

c)

harmonica

d)

tricycle

9.

What can you infer about Mozart after reading Music to My Ears?

a)

He was not a very intelligent student.

b)

His father was never supportive.

c)

He wrote letters to his father.

d)

He grew up to be a legendary composer.

10.

I held the end of the rope tightly in my hand. Hand is a multi-meaning word, in what context is it used here?

a)

part of body

b)

give or pass to someone

c)

a pointer on a clock

11.

Which of the following sentences support the idea that ‘the writer was developing into a fine musician’?

a)

He loved to play piano.

b)

He played duets with Nannerl.

c)

He wrote his first piece of music when he was only and only four!

d)

He belonged to a musical family.

12.

The family was very excited to make a trip to Europe, but it was not easy to travel across Europe, Why?

a)

It was always very cold

b)

They had a lot of stuff to carry.

c)

They had to ride in a horse-drawn carriage across bumpy roads.

d)

It was impossible to sleep in the carriage.

13.

“In Munich, I sat at the piano in a room full of strange people. They were all looking at me, and I felt my hands tremble.” How was the writer feeling in the beginning of his first public performance?

a)

He was nervous

b)

He was hungry

c)

He was tired after travelling

d)

He was excited.

14.

“Once my fingers touched the keys and the sound rang out, I was lost in the sweet sound of the music. I forgot there was anyone else in the room.” According to the sentence, the writer was feeling __ as he continued playing.

a)

shy and uncomfortable

b)

Embarrassed and weak

c)

confident and at ease

d)

insensible and lost

15.

Why did Nannerl stop touring with her brother and father?

a)

She was old enough to get married.

b)

She was no more interested in music.