Why does the author tell about the pet canary that sang to Jose?

to show when music first touched Jose's life

He learned to flow and float and fly through space with steps smooth as silk means...

Jose's dance movements were smooth and gracefull

In the article, what does the metaphor New York is a cemetery mean?

Jose's dreams of being an artist ended there

When does Jose first see dancers?

when Papa took him to the theater

At the beginning of the article, why does the author describe different types of dancing?

to show how Jose responded to each dance

What was the authors MAIN purpose for writing this article?

to tell about the life of a famous dancer

In this article, how does the author organize the events in Jose's life?

in the time order they happened

What does border mean: We drove across the boarder into Canada.

imaginary line that separates two countries

What does permission mean: The teacher gave permission to go to the library.

agreement to allow someone to do something

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synonym for moved: The river moved south through the valley.
directed
flowed
wandered
guided
2
What does debut mean: The artist had his debut at t he art show.
beginner lessons
art supplies
art sale
first appearance
3
Why does the author tell about the pet canary that sang to Jose?
to tell why Jose drew pictures
to show when music first touched Jose's life
to explain why Jose always had a pet bird
to tell why Jose enjoyed going to Grandmother's house
4
synonym for moved: We moved through the forest.
hiked
propelled
streamed
crawled
5
He learned to flow and float and fly through space with steps smooth as silk means...
Jose alwyas wore costumes made of silk
Jose's dance movements were smooth and gracefull
Jose was lifted off the stage on smooth silk ropes
Jose wore soft silk shoes to help him glide across the stage
6
What does mournful mean: The child's mournful cry told us something was wrong.
loud
sorrowful
playful
constant
7
synonym for moved: The little girl moved happily among the flowers.
stumbled
mobilized
skipped
propelled
8
In the article, what does the metaphor New York is a cemetery mean?
Jose's mother died there
Jose plans on dying there
Jose does not like all the steel buildings there
Jose's dreams of being an artist ended there
9
When does Jose first see dancers?
when he went with Charlotte to a dance concert
when he went to a museum in New York
when he went to his Grandmother's house
when Papa took him to the theater
10
synonym for move: We used oars to move the rowboat across the lake.
walk
jump
propel
motivate
11
Why did Jose go to New York?
to become an artist
to join his family
to learn to dance
to visit a friend
12
Why did Jose and his family move to Nogales?
to escape the civil war
to find work for Jose's father
to allow Jose to become a famous dancer
to get medical care for Jose's mother
13
At the beginning of the article, why does the author describe different types of dancing?
to explain how different dances are performed
to show how Jose responded to each dance
to compare bullfighting to dancing
to teach about different cultures
14
What was the authors MAIN purpose for writing this article?
to describe the history of dance
to tell about the life of a famous dancer
to make people want to become dancers
to tell about the different kinds of dancing
15
In this article, how does the author organize the events in Jose's life?
in compare and contrast order
in problem and solution order
in the time order they happened
in order of importance
16
synonym for moved: Two men moved the huge rock out of the way.
motivated
wiggled
glided
pushed
17
What does toured mean: The family toured the city to see the sights.
moved
studied
liked
explored
18
What is the MAIN reason the author uses Spanish words?
to make the text longer
to make the text more interesting
to show Jose's heritage
to teach Spanish to the reader
19
What does border mean: We drove across the boarder into Canada.
concrete highway that connects two places
barren area of land
large bridge that connects two areas of land
imaginary line that separates two countries
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What does permission mean: The teacher gave permission to go to the library.
reason for doing something
agreement to allow someone to do something
time to locate needed information
request to do something unusual

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