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Kobe Bryant Comprehension question text.

KOBE BEAN

By Marta Pardo

Kobe Bean Bryant was born on August 23rd, 1978 in Filadelfia, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest of the brothers, after his sisters Shaya and Sharia.  His father is Joe Bryant, a professional basketball player. When Bryant was six years old, his father left the NBA and moved with his family to Italy. Little Bryant adapted to the lifestyle and learned to speak Italian and Spanish very well. At an early age, he learned to play soccer and even claimed that if he hadn't left Italy he would have become a soccer player. His favorite teams were Milan and FC Barcelona.

 In 1991 Bryant returned to the United States, where he joined the Aces, his basketball team. Despite having a poor first year, with only 4 wins and 20 losses, the team went on to score 77 wins and 13 losses in the next three years, becoming the highest scorer in the history of the school with 2883 points. USA Today and Parade Magazine awarded him with the Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award in his senior year and he was included in the McDonald's All-America Team. He led Lower Merion to the Class AAAA state title. He also had his best scoring game against Marple Newtown with 50 points. After finishing high school, he decided not to go through college and to go to the NBA draft, becoming the sixth player in the league to do so up to that point.

Comprehension Questions by the Teacher.´

Read the biography text and answer these questions. Use the verb past tense and long answers.

Ex: He was born…./His sisters' names were…/He spoke…/His favorite teams were…

1-When was Kobe born?

2-Where was he born?

3-What were his sisters' names?

4-Which two languages did Kobe learn at an early age?

5-Which were his favorite teams?

6-Which award did he win?

7-How many points did he score against Marple Newtown ?

Paul Shipson Biography (Questions )

Paul Shipton

Paul Shipton (born 1963) is an award-winning children's author.

He was born in Manchester and attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and Manchester University. After completing two Masters' degrees (in Classics and Philosophy), he taught English in Istanbul for a year. After returning to the UK, he taught English as a foreign language for several years, and it was around this time that he published his first book, Zargon Zoo (1991).

Four years later, he published Bug Muldoon and the Garden of Fear, and relocated with his family to Wisconsin, United States, where he works as a freelance writer and editor. He also writes books for younger readers under the pen name Paul Cooper. He and his wife and two daughters now divide their time between Cambridge, England, and Madison, Wisconsin. 

Biography

Name:

1-Where was he born?

2-When was he born?

3-What does he do?

4-Where does he live?

5-Where did he study?

6-What was his first published book?

7-What is his pen name?

8-Which are some of his books?

Day of the Dinosaur Questions( Cover )

            QUESTIONS:

1-Which is the book title?
2-Who is the book author?
3-Who is the book illustrator?
4-The book publisher is.......
5-How many words are there in the book?
6-How many pages are there in the book?
7-This book belongs to the....................collection.
8-The ISBN is..............
9-How many chapters are there in the book?
10-Which are the book chapters titles?

Piano Comprehension text

   Read, look for the unknown words in the dictionary and answer the questions.                                                                

                                  PIANO

                     

The piano is a musical instrument of the string family, although the piano can be considered both a string and percussion instrument.  The piano is believed to have been invented in approximately 1700. The piano has a keyboard (a row of keys) that is struck by the pianist's fingers and thumbs. The keys cause the hammers to strike the strings and create sound. The piano is the most commonly played instrument by musicians in the world, and it is used in a variety of music styles including classical, pop, jazz, rock, blues, folk, country, and many more. Bartolomeo Cristofori is credited with the invention of the piano. There are a variety of piano types today including the grand piano, upright piano, specialized piano, the electric piano, and the digital piano.

The keys of pianos have been made of a variety of woods over time including sugar pine, spruce, ebony, basswood and plastic. Pianos have a total of 88 black and white keys. The piano has the widest range of tones of all instruments. Famous pianists include Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Billy Joel, Liberace, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elton John, Martha Argerich, Chopin, and Myra Hess.

                                         

Questions:

1-Which musical instrument family does the piano belong to?

2-How is the piano played?

3-How many keys has the standard piano got?

4-How many types of piano are there? Name some of them.

5-Who created the first known piano?

6-What are the keys usually made of?

7-Which kind of music is very popular played with the piano?

8-Name some famous pianists.

9-Draw a piano and label its most important parts.

Banjo Comprehension Text.

 Read the text, look for the unknown words in the dictionary and answers the questions.

                          BANJO

                                              

The banjo is a musical instrument from the string family. The banjo emerged among African slaves in the 1600s in America. The banjo became popular in the 1800s. It is commonly used in folk, bluegrass, and country music. Modern banjos come with four or five strings. The first white banjo player to learn from African Americans was Joel Walker Sweeney. Banjos are traditionally made with a frame, neck, and a head made of animal skin although plastic is more common now. Early banjos were made of a gourd shell, wood stick neck, and strings. Banjos became extremely popular during the jazz age. The five-string banjo is the most popular. The dueling banjo piece in the 1972 movie Deliverance was actually recorded with a guitar and a banjo. It is still one of the most famous banjo pieces known to the general public. Four-string banjos include the plectrum banjo, tenor banjo, cello banjo, and the bass and contraband banjos. Some famous banjoists include Steve Martin (actor, comedian, and Grammy-winning musician), George Crumb, Paul Elwood. The modern banjo was invented by Joel Sweeney in the1800s.

                                          

Questions:

1-Which musical instrument family, does the banjo belong to?

2-When and Where did the banjo emerge?

3-Which kind of music is the banjo used?

4-Who was the first White banjo player  to learn from African 

American?

5-Which is the most popular banjo?

6-Which is the most famous dueling banjo piece?

7-Which banjos are included in the four strings banjos 

classification?

8-Name some famous banjoists.

9-Draw a banjo and label its different parts.

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