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The Sound of Silence by Julia Kuo

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 47mins

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Class
Date
1.

What did Yoshio tell the koto player?

a)
  • A. His grandfather had made a koto for him.

b)
  • B. He wanted to learn how to play the koto.

c)
  • C. He was taking violin lessons but wasn't good at it.

d)
  • D. He'd never heard a sound like the notes of the koto.

2.

Yoshio went to the quietest place he knew. What was it?

a)
  • A. the healing garden at the temple

b)
  • B. his secret treehouse in the woods

c)
  • C. the bamboo grove near the playground

d)
  • D. his grandmother's house

3.

Yoshio could not find silence anywhere, even when he ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
was in the bath
swam underwater
wore earplugs
sat in his closet
4.

Yoshio forgot where he was as he ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
watched a butterfly emerge from its cocoon
gazed up at the snow-covered mountains
read a story he loved in the empty classroom
listened to koto music on his headphone
5.

What did Yoshio discover about silence?

a)
  • A. It was between and underneath every sound.

b)
  • B. It sneaked in at night when everyone was sound asleep.

c)
  • C. It whispered, "takeh-takeh," like the sounds of bamboo stalks.

d)
  • D. It sounded like his own breathing.

6.

According to Simu Liu who read the book on Storyline Online, he said that silence is the perfect environment through which we can ​ (a)   . Through which we can ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
learn
play video games
destress
meditate
read
7.

Where does Yoshio live?

a)

China

b)

America

c)

Japan

d)

Africa

8.

What city does Yoshio journey through the hustle and bustle to find the most beautiful sound of all.

a)

Fresno

b)

Los Angeles

c)

Kyoto

d)

Tokyo

9.

How do infer that Yoshio felt when he finally found the silence.

a)

Aggravated

b)

Peaceful

c)

Ecstatic

d)

Melancholy

10.

Ma is the Japanese word for ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
happyness
peaceful
mother
hunger
silence