"The Power of Music"/Paired Questions

12.One of the main ideas of this article is that--

• music enriches life

• the author is a great musician

• people don't practice music enough

• you have to practice if you want to be good

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13.One assumption the author of the article makes is that--

• great music is emotional

• The King and I is the worst musical ever

• only musicians work hard for the thing they love most

• there is music in everyone's life

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14.In paragraph 6, the word fulfilled means--

• carried out

• complete

• mature

• successful

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15.The author believes that music can--

• inspire poeple

• tell a story

• teach new things

• improve math skills

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16.In paragraph 9, the word frustration means the opposite of --

• difficulty

• hardship

• perfection

• satisfaction

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17.PD and the author of "The Power of Music" would agree that music is--

• always fun

• a hobby

• life itself

• a choice

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18.Why might music sometimes frustrate PD and the author of "The Power of Music"?

• Their families do not always appreciate their playing.

• People do not always pay them enough.

• Practice and performing interfere with other things they want to do.

• They can't always make music that says what they want it to say.

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19.The designer of this flyer most likely chose the illustration--

• to illustrate the smallness of the world

• to emphasize the changing nature of world music

• to show that the world is a small place

• to show that people all over the world listen to music

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20.One purpose of the festival is to explore--

• how music and culture interact

• how music affects politics

• how music is created

• how to use music in movies

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