Unit 6 Quiz Name Date: Score: 150 points ‘A. 4 Listen to an interview with a musician. Then check (/) true or false. 0 Pons) True False 1. Vaughn O'Keefe just started his career. a a 2. Vaughn never thought anyone would appreciate his music. a 3. Tradtional rsh musi affected Vaughn's work the most a a 4. Vaughn learned to play the fiddle as an aduit o a 5. Vaughn's songs combine many types of music. o a B Match the clauses to make logical sentences. Poirs) The sooner tis singer rishes, ‘the more they'l enjoy it “The more I listen to classical music, '. the more | diske her musical taste. ‘The eater children learn music, 1 2. 3. the harder iis to concentrate onthe dialog 4. The more I hear about musicians’ Mestyles, 5. 6 the quicker my favorite band will play ‘The louder my roommate plays her favorite songs, the less | want to buy their music The louder the music in a movie the more | appreciate it © Circle the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. (6 Po%Ts) 1. Evocative / Monotonous movie music makes you remember scenes from the fim, 2. That composer's music isn't balanced. Its either too slow and boring, oF too fast-paced and soothing / renetc 3. Children's music often has @ catchy tune / monotonous beat that makes children want to sing along, 4. Many restaurants play molow / haunting music 60 you can relax while eating 5. Music witha frenetic pace / soothing rhythm before bed helps many people ‘calm down, 6. Music with an exhilarating tempo /a mellow sound makes my heart beat faster. D_ Complete the sentences withthe verbs in parentheses and would or wills Pows) 41, AS a teenager, Eminem (batte) against other rappers for respect. 2. Yo-Yo Mais a celst who ‘sometimes. (play) on TV. 3, When he's not studying, he (practice) singing with his band. 4, When he was a child, Mozart (ive) concerts with his sister 5. Before making it big, R.E.M. (perform) in cologe town clubs. 6. These days, some stars, (vite) reporters backstage after concerts 7. Today, many orchestras (ive) free concerts inthe summer for chanty. 8, Before finding his own style, Miles Davis, (imitate) other musicians Passages Assessment Level? © Cambri Univers Pres 2015 PROSE Unit Quire #1E Choose the expression that best completes each sentence. (12 Po1's} 1. In the music word, i's easy to be a__and never have another success. 2. For people tying to break into music, its hard to ‘3 The musician wanted a long career, but worried she'd someday 4, Alter their popuianity decreases, some musician try to 6. ‘The musician tried to sell albums late in his career, but the public thought he was 6. Ifyou want to make it in jazz, other musicians expect you to F Road the article. Then check (/) the corroct answers. Pos) (On a recent weekday, inthe middle of the morning rush hou, a the busiest subway station in Washington, D.C. an amazing thing happened. A musician positioned himself against a wall nest a trash can, opened his violin ease, took ‘out his rate $3 millon Stradivarius made in 1713, and played some ofthe world’s ‘most beautiful musi for almost 45 minutes, And nobody noticed, He looked like an ondinary guy who play in the subway for money. He wore jeans, a Tshirt, anda baseball cap. But this was no ordinary guy. The Washingion Post had asked Joshua Bell, a violinist who is considered by some to be one of the greatest violinists of alltime, to participae ina social experiment. How many people would stop and listen? How many people would recognize him? And how ‘much money would people throw into his violin case as be played? The answers will surprise you. Most people never get their 1S minutes of fame, but Bell got a rare 45 minutes ‘of anonymity. The Washington Post filmed the event, and a reporter took notes ‘After reading the reporter's notes and evaluating the film, the newspaper reported the following: Out of 1.097 people who passed by. only seven stopped to look “Most stayed less than a minute. Only one person recognized him, right atthe ‘end, And how much did Bell make? The man who can command up to $1,000 a ‘minute at any given performance brought in a whopping $32.17 41, The musician who played inthe subway station a. often plays for money at rush hour Db. had never made so much money De is afamous vioinist 2. The violin the musician used is Da. a regular, everyday instrument Db. old and valuable Ge worth $32.17 3. The event was sponsored by Da. a newspaper . the musician himselt Be. the Washington, 0.C., subway system 4 recognized the musician as he played. Da. Seven people: Db. More than a thousand people De. Asingle person Passages Assessment Level? © Cambri Univers Pres 2015 PROSE make @ comeback be a has-been ‘washed up ‘one-hit wonder pay your dues ‘get thelr foot in the door Unit Quin # 2