When does Jose first see dancers?

when Papa took him to the theater

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

agreement to allow someone to do something

What was the authors MAIN purpose for writing this article?

to tell about the life of a famous dancer

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

Jose's dreams of being an artist ended there

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

to show how Jose responded to each dance

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

imaginary line that separates two countries

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

to show when music first touched Jose's life

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

in the time order they happened

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

Jose's dance movements were smooth and gracefull

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Jose! Born to Dance Comp/Vocab

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1
When does Jose first see dancers?
when Papa took him to the theater
when he went to a museum in New York
when he went to his Grandmother's house
when he went with Charlotte to a dance concert
2
What does mournful mean: The child's mournful cry told us something was wrong.
sorrowful
playful
constant
loud
3
What does permission mean: The teacher gave permission to go to the library.
time to locate needed information
agreement to allow someone to do something
reason for doing something
request to do something unusual
4
What was the authors MAIN purpose for writing this article?
to tell about the different kinds of dancing
to describe the history of dance
to make people want to become dancers
to tell about the life of a famous dancer
5
synonym for move: We used oars to move the rowboat across the lake.
jump
motivate
propel
walk
6
What does debut mean: The artist had his debut at t he art show.
beginner lessons
art sale
art supplies
first appearance
7
synonym for moved: The river moved south through the valley.
flowed
wandered
guided
directed
8
In the article, what does the metaphor New York is a cemetery mean?
Jose does not like all the steel buildings there
Jose plans on dying there
Jose's mother died there
Jose's dreams of being an artist ended there
9
At the beginning of the article, why does the author describe different types of dancing?
to compare bullfighting to dancing
to show how Jose responded to each dance
to teach about different cultures
to explain how different dances are performed
10
What is the MAIN reason the author uses Spanish words?
to make the text more interesting
to teach Spanish to the reader
to show Jose's heritage
to make the text longer
11
What does border mean: We drove across the boarder into Canada.
concrete highway that connects two places
barren area of land
imaginary line that separates two countries
large bridge that connects two areas of land
12
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
13
What does toured mean: The family toured the city to see the sights.
moved
studied
explored
liked
14
synonym for moved: Two men moved the huge rock out of the way.
wiggled
glided
pushed
motivated
15
What does toured mean: The family toured the city to see the sights.
studied
moved
explored
liked
16
In this article, how does the author organize the events in Jose's life?
in order of importance
in problem and solution order
in compare and contrast order
in the time order they happened
17
Why did Jose go to New York?
to learn to dance
to become an artist
to visit a friend
to join his family
18
synonym for moved: The little girl moved happily among the flowers.
propelled
mobilized
stumbled
skipped
19
He learned to flow and float and fly through space with steps smooth as silk means...
Jose was lifted off the stage on smooth silk ropes
Jose wore soft silk shoes to help him glide across the stage
Jose's dance movements were smooth and gracefull
Jose alwyas wore costumes made of silk
20
Why did Jose and his family move to Nogales?
to allow Jose to become a famous dancer
to escape the civil war
to find work for Jose's father
to get medical care for Jose's mother
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synonym for moved: We moved through the forest.
propelled
streamed
hiked
crawled

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