WorksheetsThe Beatles Were Fab and They Were Funny
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 2hrs 56mins
What genre is The Beatles were Fab and They were Funny too?
Narrative
Narrative Nonfiction
Autobiography
Biography
Who were the Beatles?
Johnny, Reggie, Chris, and Paul
John, Paul, George, and Ringo
Stewart, Paul, George and John
George, John, Ringo and Charles
Where did the Beatles grow up?
Australia
London, England
Liverpool, England
Germany
Why did the Fab Four choose the name "The Beatles"?
They thought that the name was funny, and it stuck, or seemed to fit them best.
They had their producer help them choose their name.
They chose the first one that came to their mind.
Their drum set already said "The Beatles" on it, so they decided to keep the name.
What is a nickname for the Beatles?
The Fab Four
The Quality Quartet
Pure Awesomeness
The Liverpool Legends
What made life better for them?
being friends
having a great family
music
having a pet dog
What is one main idea of the passage?
The Beatles used many different styles in their music
The Beatles had trouble dealing with finding fame so quickly.
The Beatles’ sense of humor helped them deal with many things
The Beatles’ popularity went down once they stopped doing major concerts.
What is the main message of the story?
Work hard and you will become famous.
Friendship and music bring success.
Their music continued to inspire people to sing along, dance, love, remember, cry, think, imagine, and laugh for a lifetime to come.
The Beatles recorded more than two hundred songs together and taught everyone that if you put your mind to it you can do anything.
In paragraphs 17-18, what text evidence supports the idea that the Beatles were funny?
Everyone laughed at them asking the audience to clap.
The royalty in the audience laughed at them.
Everyone giggled, including the Queen Mother
When they asked the audience to clap along they also asked the royal family to rattle their jewelry. Everyone laughed including the royal family.
In paragraph 5 the author says "The Beatles were afraid the band was going nowhere".
What does the author mean by "going nowhere"?
"Going nowhere" means the band didn't know where they were going next.
"Going nowhere" means the band had no where to go next.
"Going nowhere" means the band was slowly ending and would no longer make music.
"Going nowhere" means that the band was not working toward achieving their goal of making a record.
According to the passage, why did the Beatles stop doing major concerts?
Their new music was less popular with their fans.
They began making music that was too difficult to play at shows.
They had run out of energy from giving so many performances.
The crowds didn't want to listen to their music.
The passage describes Beatlemania as intense. This means that Beatlemania
got a lot of attention.
was difficult to understand.
made a lot of money.
caused great excitement.
How did the Beatles deal with the difficulties of being famous?
by using humor to keep themselves calm
by including conversations between band members
by telling about their early days in Liverpool
by explaining how they were treated by fans
Why was the Ed Sullivan show appearance remarkable?
It was their first appearance on TV.
It was the most watched TV show in history.
Thousands of people watched the show.
It was their last appearance on TV.
The Beatles live changed when-
They became famous and performed for such huge crowds.
The became famous and Beatlemania took over the world.
When their music began to be played on the radio.
When Beatlemania hit and spread across the world.
If you are _____, you act in a way that is formal, calm, and proper
stunned
polished
regretted
dignified
If you are _____, you are shocked or amazed by something.
hilarious
stunned
polished
regretted
A performance that is _____ is given with great skill and no mistakes
polished
regretted
hilarious
observant
If you _____ something, you felt sorry about it and wished you hadn't done it.
regretted
hilarious
observant
flattered
If something is _____, it is very funny.
observant
flattered
trampled
hilarious
If you are _____, you see or notice details.
trampled
dignified
observant
flattered
If you are _____ by something, it made you feel honored or special.
stunned
flattered
trampled
dignified
If something is _____, it is stepped on and damaged or crushed.
trampled
dignified
stunned
polished
A polished performance would look ______________.
perfect
funny
sloppy
slow
What name did a newspaper in England give to the excitement from the fans?
Beatlerama
Fab Fans
Beatlemania
Beatle Buddies
The passage suggests that the Beatles were popular for several reasons. According to the passage, what was one major reason for the group’s popularity besides their music?
They were interesting people.
They appeared on television often.
They were managed by a good producer.
They were one of the only major bands of their time.
How does the passage support the idea that fame was challenging for the Beatles?
It explains the greed of the group's producers.
It tells the story of the group's early days in Liverpool.
It reports on certain talks between the group's members.
It gives information about the actions of the group's fans.
Before singing "Twist and Shout", John asked the royal family to do what instead of clap?
hum the tune
snap their fingers
throw money
rattle their jewelry
What was the Beatles favorite English candy?
peppermints
jelly babies
chocolate
lolly pops
Why did The Beatles regret telling fans their favorite candy?
Fans went out and bought all of the candy at the stores.
People wouldn't stop bringing it up in interviews.
The fans started throwing the candy at them in concert.
They kept getting so much candy from fans, they got sick of it.
How many songs did the Beatles record together?
less than 100
more than 200
1,000
500
The band was very surprised and shocked by their quick success. Another word for surprised and shocked is ...?
polished
dignified
tramples
stunned
Reread paragraph 22.
How many times had the Beatles played together before they appeared on the American TV show The Ed Sullivan Show?
Since they were born
More than a thousand times
Just one night
A couple of months
What did the author mean by saying "a wall of screams" on page 336?
the walls were screaming
a lot of people were screaming
no one liked them
people were laughing
How does the author show that being famous was difficult for the Beatles?
by giving information about playing for the royal family
by including conversations between band members
by telling about their early days in Liverpool
by explaining how they were treated by fans
The Beatles were very funny, they were __________.
flattered
hilarious
stunned
polished
Beatlemania caused some fans to get stepped on or _________.
hilarious
trampled
polished
observant
