August 2023 ELA Regents Exam - Part 1, Passage C

August 2023 ELA Regents Exam - Part 1, Passage C

11th Grade

10 Qs

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August 2023 ELA Regents Exam - Part 1, Passage C

August 2023 ELA Regents Exam - Part 1, Passage C

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Medium

Created by

Stephanie Reardon

Used 11+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

According to lines 9 through 11, most non-musicians view their musical ability as

limited

comical

admirable

average

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Lines 17 through 24 support a central idea by emphasizing the

difference between virtuoso musical performers and ordinary people

similarity of musical preferences between different cultures of people

necessity of training for people to become musical experts

way that people naturally learn about music through experience

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Lines 25 through 29 demonstrate that the average person, with basic musical knowledge,

will be amused by an alterations of a familiar scale

will find discomfort in an incomplete familiar scale

can adapt incomplete scales to make original music

can recognize the scale patterns of other cultures

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Acquiring a "kind of bi-musicality" (lines 34 and 35) is the result of

studying the history of music composition

experiencing multiple musical traditions

developing an understanding of contemporary music

participating in classical musical performances

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Lines 43 through 46 convey the idea that music can affect a person by

eliminating unpleasant memories

evoking past emotions

maintaining stable moods

modifying negative attitudes

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The phrase "gripped by a stubborn earworm" (line 63) most likely refers to music

overplayed on the radio

trending on social media

connected to one's past

repeating in one's head

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The idea presented in lines 69 and 70 is best reflected by which phrase?

"But when we think about musical expertise, we tend to imagine professionals" (lines 13 and 14)

"there is a special connection between music and memory" (lines 38 and 39)

"Music can also absorb elements of autobiographical memory" (line 43)

"just by living and listening, we have all acquired deep musical knowledge" (lines 76 and 77)

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