Trombone Shorty
Authored by Marte Neshem
English
4th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Looking at paragraph 5, what was the author's purpose for writing this story?
He wanted to entertain his audience about how he got his nickname.
He wanted to inform his audience about how to play the trombone.
He wanted to persuade his audience to help the needy people in Treme’.
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.10
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.10
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Paragraph 6 talks about his inspiration. What is he inspired by?
music
his hometown
food
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In paragraph 14, Trombone Shorty mentions his town Treme’. What can you infer about his town?
Everyone plays an instrument.
The town is very poor.
They have parties every day.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RI.4.1
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Using the context clues in paragraph 15 the reader can conclude that gumbo is
a type of soup
a type of music
a type of instrument
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Paragraph 20 talks about the first time he was called Trombone Shorty. How did Trombone Shorty get his nickname?
He was shorter than everyone else his age.
The trombone he played was twice his size.
He played a short trombone.
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In paragraph 29, what did Trombone Shorty mean when he said, “Follow Me” to Bo Diddley?
Trombone Shorty wanted Bo Diddley to leave the stage.
Trombone Shorty knew what song he wanted to play and wanted Bo Diddley to join him.
Trombone Shorty wanted Bo Diddley to dance around the stage with him.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In Paragraph 30, Trombone Shorty says they call their band “The 5 O’Clock Band”. Why do you think they chose that name?
The kids practiced at a restaurant called "5 O'clock".
They would get up every morning at 5am to practice together.
The kids got together to practice their music after they did their homework.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
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