Two Violins
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English
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7th Grade
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Hard
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of sentence is this? She can barely see the violin in the dim light—and the dark goggles she is wearing don’t help either
Transitory Sentence
Exclamatory (!) Sentence
interrogative (?) Sentence
Compound Sentence
Answer explanation
This is a compound sentence because "She can barely see" is a subject and verb, and "the dark goggles...don't help" is a subject and verb also.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was the "purpose" of us studying "The Tale of Two Violins"?
to determine the most valuable brand of violin
to learn why musicians preferred certain violins
to learn if antique violins were better than newer violins
to determine the most popular violin of those tested
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.3
CCSS.RI.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the meaning of the word revered in this sentence: Stradivarius and Guarneri violins, crafted 300 years ago in Italy, are revered by musicians today.
analyzed - looked closely at
played - to play and make music
admired - to be in awe of
recorded - to make a copy of
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How is analyzing and studying a musical instrument like analyzing and reading a text. Both look at
projection
playability
tone
pitch
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In "The Tale of Two Violins" what did the researchers ask their musicians to do?
rate all of the instruments based on their color, weight, and the strength of each string.
rate all the instruments on such qualities as tone, projection, and playability.
rate all the musicians on whether they were playing the violins correctly or not.
rate the length of the musical pieces the violinists where playing to see if they were worthy.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence answers why the researchers had the violinists play double-blinded (not knowing which violin was which)?
They wanted the violinist to know that the violin they are playing is the famous, ancient one that has forever made the best tone and pitch in music.
The researchers are convinced and deeply believe the Stradivarius violin is the greatest sound a violin can make and believe this study will prove it.
Ordinarily, a violinist who knows she’s playing a Stradivarius may think it sounds special simply because of its impressive age and price tag.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"The Tale of Two Violins" can best be described as what type of text structure?
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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