Nadia sat at the piano, tapping her shoe to keep time with the rhythm of the song she had been practicing for a month. Her dog Lucky, her biggest fan, lay near her feet. At first, Nadia had to shoo him away and distract him with his favorite toy, a blue rubber ball. But now, Lucky had found the ideal spot on the floor; close enough to be near Nadia, but far enough away that he wouldn’t disturb her playing.
Nadia had practically perfected this particular song, but she had to perform it at the school talent show and was relentless in her practicing. Before she started to play, she had a routine to prepare herself. First, she would stretch and wiggle her fingers to get them loose for playing. Then, she would take a few deep breaths to relax and clear her mind from the day’s activities. Finally, she would close her eyes and imagine herself playing the song; she envisioned her hands moving along the keys.
After Nadia performed this routine, the song seemed to flow freely from her fingertips. Of course, she knew well enough that hours of practicing had resulted in her playing the song so well. Still, her routine allowed her to clear her mind and quiet the butterflies in her stomach.
Nadia knew those butterflies would be worse once she had to play the song in front of her entire school. When she decided to participate in the school talent show, she had chosen a more complicated piece of classical music. Nadia had been playing the piano since she was seven, and she truly wanted to challenge herself.
When the big night finally arrived, Nadia prepared backstage. She watched her classmates display their own various talents. Then came the moment that both excited and terrified her; she was up next.
The audience’s applause sounded like ocean waves and made her feel welcome. Still, she could feel those butterflies fluttering in her belly, and she felt her palms start to sweat. Nadia had already performed her routine backstage, but it seemed as if it hadn’t worked this time! She sat down on the piano bench and looked at the black and white keys, which seemed unfamiliar now.
For a moment, she panicked and glanced at the audience in front of her. Nadia spotted her mother in the first row. Seeing her mother made her think of home and Lucky. This time, when she looked down at the piano keys, she imagined she was at home with Lucky beside her. In that moment, her nerves settled as she forgot about the audience eagerly awaiting her performance. Now that it was just her and Lucky, she struck the first note, and the other notes just fell in line with ease. When Nadia hit the last note, she turned to the audience and smiled. Just as she did, the audience erupted in applause.
Read the passage on the left to answer the following questions:
8)Which word BEST describes Nadia at the end of the story?
A) scared
B) puzzled
C) guarded
D) confident
9)Who is the speaker in this story?
A) Nadia
B) a narrator
C) Nadia’s mother
D) a school student
10)This story is written
A) in the first person.
B) in the second person.
C) in the third person limited.
D) in the third person omniscient.
11)In paragraph 7, which feeling do the words settled and ease illustrate about Nadia?
A) her joy about competing in the show
B) her comfort after thinking of Lucky
C) her pride about playing a difficult song
D) her anxiousness to finish her performance
12)In paragraph 6, the phrase “The audience’s applause sounded like ocean waves” is an example of
A) a simile.
B) a metaphor.
C) onomatopoeia.
D) personification.
13)In paragraph 2, the word envisioned means
A) covered.
B) pictured.
C) switched.
D) turned.
14)What does the figure of speech butterflies in her stomach reveal about Nadia?
A) that Nadia has an unusual medical condition in which small butterflies live in her stomach
B) that Nadia is extremely nervous about performing her piano routine in the school talent show
C) that, while Nadia loves her dog Lucky, she has an allergic reaction to his being too close to her
D) that Nadia is confident about her skill as a pianist and can't wait to perform in the school talent show
15)What is the theme of this story?
A) fighting for an important cause
B) being honest with oneself
C) overcoming an obstacle
D) helping those in need
Answers
9) the narrator , you can understand this because no personal pronouns like , I ,me , etc haven't been used
10) third person limited , it can't be 1st or 2nd person , so it has to be 3rd person , but this person knows how
Nadia was feeling
11)her comfort after thinking of lucky
12) metaphor
13) pictured
14) that Nadia is extremely nervous about performing her piano routine in the school talent show
15) overcoming an obstacle
Answer:
Nadia sat at the piano, tapping her shoe to keep time with the rhythm of the song she had been practicing for a month. Her dog Lucky, her biggest fan, lay near her feet. At first, Nadia had to shoo him away and distract him with his favorite toy, a blue rubber ball. But now, Lucky had found the ideal spot on the floor; close enough to be near Nadia, but far enough away that he wouldn’t disturb her playing.
Nadia had practically perfected this particular song, but she had to perform it at the school talent show and was relentless in her practicing. Before she started to play, she had a routine to prepare herself. First, she would stretch and wiggle her fingers to get them loose for playing. Then, she would take a few deep breaths to relax and clear her mind from the day’s activities. Finally, she would close her eyes and imagine herself playing the song; she envisioned her hands moving along the keys.
After Nadia performed this routine, the song seemed to flow freely from her fingertips. Of course, she knew well enough that hours of practicing had resulted in her playing the song so well. Still, her routine allowed her to clear her mind and quiet the butterflies in her stomach.
Nadia knew those butterflies would be worse once she had to play the song in front of her entire school. When she decided to participate in the school talent show, she had chosen a more complicated piece of classical music. Nadia had been playing the piano since she was seven, and she truly wanted to challenge herself.
When the big night finally arrived, Nadia prepared backstage. She watched her classmates display their own various talents. Then came the moment that both excited and terrified her; she was up next.
The audience’s applause sounded like ocean waves and made her feel welcome. Still, she could feel those butterflies fluttering in her belly, and she felt her palms start to sweat. Nadia had already performed her routine backstage, but it seemed as if it hadn’t worked this time! She sat down on the piano bench and looked at the black and white keys, which seemed unfamiliar now.
For a moment, she panicked and glanced at the audience in front of her. Nadia spotted her mother in the first row. Seeing her mother made her think of home and Lucky. This time, when she looked down at the piano keys, she imagined she was at home with Lucky beside her. In that moment, her nerves settled as she forgot about the audience eagerly awaiting her performance. Now that it was just her and Lucky, she struck the first note, and the other notes just fell in line with ease. When Nadia hit the last note, she turned to the audience and smiled. Just as she did, the audience erupted in applause.
Read the passage on the left to answer the following questions:
8)Which word BEST describes Nadia at the end of the story?
A) scared
B) puzzled
C) guarded
D) confident
9)Who is the speaker in this story?
A) Nadia
B) a narrator
C) Nadia’s mother
D) a school student
10)This story is written
A) in the first person.
B) in the second person.
C) in the third person limited.
D) in the third person omniscient.
11)In paragraph 7, which feeling do the words settled and ease illustrate about Nadia?
A) her joy about competing in the show
B) her comfort after thinking of Lucky
C) her pride about playing a difficult song
D) her anxiousness to finish her performance
12)In paragraph 6, the phrase “The audience’s applause sounded like ocean waves” is an example of
A) a simile.
B) a metaphor.
C) onomatopoeia.
D) personification.
13)In paragraph 2, the word envisioned means
A) covered.
B) pictured.
C) switched.
D) turned.
14)What does the figure of speech butterflies in her stomach reveal about Nadia?
A) that Nadia has an unusual medical condition in which small butterflies live in her stomach
B) that Nadia is extremely nervous about performing her piano routine in the school talent show
C) that, while Nadia loves her dog Lucky, she has an allergic reaction to his being too close to her
D) that Nadia is confident about her skill as a pianist and can't wait to perform in the school talent show
15)What is the theme of this story?
A) fighting for an important cause
B) being honest with oneself
C) overcoming an obstacle
D) helping those in need
Explanation:
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