WorksheetsMillo Castro Zaldarriaga: A Remarkable Drummer
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
When was Millo Castro Zaldarriaga born?
1921
1930
1940
1950
What instrument did Millo Castro Zaldarriaga want to play?
Guitar
Piano
Drums
Violin
Which band did Millo Castro Zaldarriaga join?
The Beatles
Anacaona
Rolling Stones
Nirvana
What did Millo Castro Zaldarriaga's story teach us?
Girls can't play drums
Girls can be successful in any field
Girls should only play traditional instruments
Girls should follow their parents' wishes
What impact did Millo Castro Zaldarriaga have on the world of music?
She made the drums popular
She paved the way for female drummers
She invented a new drumming technique
She played in a famous rock band
Where was Millo Castro Zaldarriaga originally from?
Cuba
Mexico
Spain
Argentina
What was unique about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga's drumming career?
She was the first female drummer
She was the youngest drummer
She was the first female drummer in Cuba
She was the first drummer to use a specific technique
'She asked her parents for a drum set, but they were worried that it wasn't a suitable instrument for a girl." Which word is a synonym for suitable?
determined
safe
appropriate
successful
"She was born in Cuba in 1921, a time when it was not common for girls to play drums." Which word could replace not common?
usual
typical
rare
forbidden
"Millo's love for the drums changed the world of music and paved the way for future generations of female drummers to rock the stage." What does the idiom paved the way mean?
made it difficult
made famous
made it possible
built a road
"When Millo was a young girl, she fell in love with the sound of drums. She watched her older brothers play and knew that she wanted to be just like them." Visualize what you see in your mind when you read this!
What is something similar about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga and Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah?
