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WorksheetsElla Fitzgerald
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
1 Part A: What does the word conclusion mean as it is used in paragraph 9?
A contribution
B honor
C ending
D decision
contribution
honor
ending
decisions
Part B: Underline two words in the paragraph that are clues to the meaning of conclusion.
In 1991, at Carnegie Hall, Ella gave her last concert. It was a special conclusion to a historic career. She sang perfectly her final night on stage, and the audience roared with appreciation. Five years later, in 1996, Ella died in her California home.
later
audience
historic
final
Part A: How did Ella Fitzgerald end up performing onstage as a singer for the first time in Harlem?
Chick Webb asked her to sing
It was time to record an album
Her mother was in a jazz band
She entered a talent contest
In what way was Ella’s first singing performance a change of plan?
The show was not supposed to be in Harlem
She took over for a different singer
She originally planned to dance and not sing
The audience convinced her to sing
What is a main idea of the article?
The president of the United States gave Ella Fitzgerald an award.
Ella Fitzgerald had a long and successful career as a jazz singer.
The childhood of Ella Fitzgerald made it hard for her to become famous
Places like the Savoy Ballroom were exciting to Ella Fitzgerald
Select two sentences from the article that support this main idea.
“As she finished the song, the audience burst into applause and demanded another song.” (Paragraph 1)
“Over the next 50 years, Ella recorded more than 200 albums and toured around the world.“ (Paragraph 6)
“She won 13 Grammy Awards, sold 40 million albums in her lifetime, and performed 26 times at New York’s world-famous Carnegie Hall.” (Paragraph 8)
“Ella became a great performer, even though she was a shy, humble, and private person off the stage.” (Paragraph 7)
“In 1938, when Ella was 21 years old, she recorded a song called ‘A-Tisket, A-Tasket.’” (Paragraph 5)
In 2013, Newport News hosted its 15th annual Ella Fitzgerald Music Festival. This festival includes a show where various artists sing Ella’s music as a tribute to her.
What does the word tribute mean?
a live recording
a sign of respect
a concert or event
an invitation
Ella Fitzgerald earned the nickname of the “First Lady of Song.” That is because she had so many fans around the world.
nickname
influence
lives
hearts
Which sentence in paragraph 5 that best supports the idea that Ella Fitzgerald was a kindhearted person.
Ella also lives on through the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation. She started this group before her death. It gives money to support children in need and to spread the love of music. the sentence in paragraph 5 that best supports the idea that Ella Fitzgerald was a kindhearted person. Ella also lives on through the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation. She started this group before her death. It
Ella also lives on through the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation
She started this group before her death.
It gives money to support children in need and to spread the love of music.
When Ella was alive, she cared deeply about children from poor families
She once said, “It isn’t where you came from, it’s where you’re going that counts.”
When a singer joins up with a jazz band, the artist’s voice acts like another instrument. Singers can follow a tune that was already written previously, but they also do improv. Jazz is famous for a type of singing called scat. Scatting means doing improv with nonsense words or syllables. It might sound like this: “Squee-da dee-da-ba da-ba doo-wah.” Louis Armstrong, a trumpeter and singer, made scatting popular.
What is the meaning of the word previously as it is used in paragraph 3?
without words
quickly
away from home
earlier
