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

in the time order they happened

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

Jose's dreams of being an artist ended there

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

to show when music first touched Jose's life

What was the authors MAIN purpose for writing this article?

to tell about the life of a famous dancer

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

agreement to allow someone to do something

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

to show how Jose responded to each dance

When does Jose first see dancers?

when Papa took him to the theater

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

Jose's dance movements were smooth and gracefull

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

imaginary line that separates two countries

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Jose! Born to Dance

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

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