WorksheetsGrade 8 Reading Comprehension
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following gives the main idea of the first paragraph?
Organ music is church or religious music.
Angel music out of the bamboos has been with us for a long time.
The marvelous Las Piñas Bamboo Organ is a national treasure.
The organ was completed in 1824.
Who started the work on the Las Piñas Bamboo Organ?
Diego Cera
Mark Lesage
TLeo Rainer
Mozart
Why is organ music described as the music of angels?
Because the songs sound like angel voices.
Because it is church or religious music
Because angels’ songs are accompanied on organs
Because angels’ sings
Why were the beast bamboos buried in sand for six months?
To make them straight and strong
To protect them from rain and strong wind
To cure and to protect them from insects
To play and to sing with it
How many pipes does the organ have?
902
1,007
1,030
1,933
Why was it unplayable before 1917?
Because it was overhauled by the Japanese
Because of the Philippine Revolution
Because of earthquakes and floods
Because of Tsunami
Why did the parish priests decide on the total rehabilitation of the organ?
Because the Japanese overhauled it.
Because that was the only way to save it.
Because it was resembled in 1917.
Because it was made by you.
Who was Gerard Klais?
An expert organ restorer of Bonn, Germany
A parish priest of Las Piñas Church
An Augustinian monk from Spain
An author and a singer
What happens when its Pajarito is filled with water?
It gives out the boom of a kettle drum.
It imitates birdsongs.
It sounds like angelic voices.
It sounds horrible.
When was the first Las Piñas Bamboo Organ Festival held?
April 1824
February 1976
March 1975
May 1975
