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Violet's Music
Violet's Music
Pearl Harbor
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What does the word "smooth" mean in the sentence below? I want to listen to some "smooth" music today. 1.Steady and flowing 2.silent
2.silent
100
What does the idiom run like the wind mean in the sentence below? Tanya can run like the wind. No one ever beats her. 1.Run very fast 2.Run in circles 3.Run in any weather
1.Run very fast
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What is this story mostly about? 1.a music school 2.a girl who is lonely 3.a girl who loves music
What is a girl who loves music
100
When it begins, where does this story take place? 1.A park 2.A school 3.A nursery
What is a nursery.
100
Why do we have Pearl Harbor Day? A. to celebrate the beginning of World War II B. to honor those who died on that day
What is B. to honor those who died on that day
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What does the word "shake" mean in the sentence below? Martin likes to shake his piggy bank so he can hear the coins rattle. 1.Break open 2.Move back and forth quickly 3.Roll gently across the floor. 4.Bang
2.Move back and forth quickly
200
What does the idiom keep an eye on mean in the sentence below? Please keep an eye on the puppy. Make sure he doesn’t chew on our rug. 1.Lock up 2.Play with 3.Watch carefully 4. Keep the puppy leashed up.
3.Watch carefully
200
What would Violet most likely do if she had not found Angel, Randy, and Juan? 1.She would call Angel, Randy, and Juan on the phone. 2.She would keep looking for people who like to play music. 3.She would stop playing music and find something else to do. 4.She would cry and then her dad would play with her.
What is she would keep looking for people who like to play music.
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What happens at the beginning of the story? 1.Violet toots a horn. 2.Violet plays with her rattle. 3.Violet pretends to play the guitar. 4.Violet pretends to play the drums.
What is Violet plays with her rattle.
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What was the effect of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? A. The U.S. entered World War II. B. The U.S. bombed Japan. C. The U.S. had military bases in Asia.
What is A. The U.S. entered World War II.
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What does the word "alone" mean in the sentence below? Kelly played alone until her friends arrived. 1.By herself 2.With a group 3.With a partner 4.Only with one other person.
1.By herself
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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. 1.Sad 2.Sick 3.Upset 4.Under her umbrella 5.very angry
2.Sick
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The author most likely wrote this story to — 1.show how a band is formed 2.make people want to play music 3.tell a fun story about a girl who loves music 4.show how people can still have fun when they are alone
What is make people want to play music
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What happens right AFTER Aunt Bertha gives Violet paper, crayons, glitter, and glue? 1.Violet makes a horn to play. 2.Violet makes a shiny crown to wear. 3.Violet makes a picture to hang on the wall. 4.Violet make a telescope.
What is Violet makes a horn to play.
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What does the word "real" mean in the sentence below? Tim plays with toy trucks, but his dad drives a real truck. 1.Model 2.Very big 3.Not pretend 4.Fiction
3.Not pretend
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What does the idiom "under the radar" mean in the sentence below? Jimmy got in big trouble at school so he tried to stay "under the radar" when he got home. 1.Get in more trouble. 2.Talk to be noticed 3.Run away. 4.Try not to be noticed 5.Make sure everybody knows.
4.Try not to be noticed
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Violet tries to solve her problem by — 1.hiding so other children will leave her alone 2.looking everywhere for other children who play music 3.learning to like the kind of things other children like 4.crying to her mommy 5.talking to her music teacher
What is looking everywhere for other children who play music.
400
What do some of the other kids in Violet’s kindergarten do? 1.Paint 2.Blow horns 3.Shake rattles 4.Cry for their mommy 5.Make guitars
What is paint
500
What does the word "hours" mean in the sentence below? This soup needs to cook for hours. 1. An afternoon 2. At least seven days 3. Sixty minutes 4. 48 minutes 5. At least a couple of hours
5. At least a couple of hours
500
What does the idiom, "put the cart before the horse" mean in the sentence below? Jenna "put the cart before the horse" when she ate her dessert, and then she ate her dinner. 1.Behaving badly 2.Eating alone 3.Forgetting to put whipped cream on your dessert 4.Doing things out of order 5.Not following commands.
4.Doing things out of order
500
What problem does Violet have in this story? 1.Nobody wants to be her friend. 2..Everyone wants her to stop playing music. 3.She cannot find anyone to play music with her 4.Nobody like her because she is different.
What is She cannot find anyone to play music with her
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What happens at the end of the story? 1.Violet and her friends from the park start a band. 2.Violet gets her whole family to play music with her. 3.Violet becomes famous and hires a band to play with her. 4.Violet continues to search for others to play music with.
What is Violet and her friends from the park start a band.