Vocabulary
What does the word volume mean in the sentence below?
Dad turned down the volume of the TV.
a. brightness
b. color
c. loudness
c. loudness
What does the idiom piece of cake mean in the sentence below?
Shane thought the science test would be hard, but it was a piece of cake.
a. easy to do
b. boring to do
c. impossible to do
a. easy to do
Under which heading could you find facts about the author?
a. The Performance
b. Music Is for Everybody
c. Meet the Author and Illustrator
c. Meet the Author and Illustrator
What does the "Music Is a Creative Art" section tell about?
a. how to put on a show
b. how a composer writes music
c. how to choose an instrument to play
b. how a composer writes music
What does the word creative mean in the sentence below?
My sister is creative, so she made my Halloween costume.
a. busy
b. boring
c. like an artist
c. like an artist
What does the idiom under the weather mean in the sentence below?
Rosa is feeling under the weather. She is tired, and her head hurts.
a. sad
b. sick
c. upset
b. sick
a. Music is Sound
b. Music is Melody
c. Music is Rhythm
c. Music Is Rhythm
Read this sentence from the article:
The notations describe the rhythm, tone, pitch, feeling, and even the silences of the piece.
How can you tell this is a fact?
a. it can be proven to be true
b. it tells the authors feelings
c. most people do not agree with it
a
Raquel was in a performance of "Cinderella."
a. a show
b. a book
c. a shop
a. a show
What does the idiom on its last legs mean?
This old wagon is on its last legs. We should get a new one.
a. well-loved
b. almost worn out
c. repaired and repainted
b. almost worn out
Look at the illustrations in the "Music Is Rhythm" section. What information do they give?
a. They tell about different beat patterns
b. They show what most musicians wear
c. They tell about instruments and the sounds they make
I need to concentrate so I can learn these spelling words.
a. forget
b. laugh
c. think
c. think
What does the idiom run like the wind mean in the sentence below?
Tanya can run like the wind. No one ever beats her.
a. run very fast
b. run in circles
c. run in any weather
a. run very fast
Why does the author say that everyone can understand music?
a. because music is beautiful
b. because everyone has feelings
c. because everybody hears twittering birds
b.
What does the word relieved mean in the sentence below?
We were so relieved when the rain finally stopped!
a. lonely
b. sad
c. thankful
c. thankful
What does the idiom keep an eye on mean?
Please keep an eye on the puppy. Make sure he doesn't chew on our rug.
a. lock up
b. play with
c. watch carefully
c. watch carefully
How are a writer, an artist, and a composer ALIKE?
a. they all use paints
b. they all learn new pieces to play
c. they all create images and feelings
c