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Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizer & Summary

Choose the best answers. Step Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.
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1. What is this passage mainly about? Allegro

a. singing birds in the woods

b. the spring sounds of violins Part Rhythm Sounds

c. a song about spring
the first quick cheerful birds

part of and joyful gentle wind
2. What is the rhythm of Antonio Vivaldi’s Allegro like?
“Spring” falling rain
a. slow and sad b. fast and joyful c. quick and angry thunder and

lightning

3. Which instruments make the cheerful sounds of birds?

a. flutes b. drums c. violins

4. In Allegro, the whole orchestra sounds like falling .

a. rain b. snow c. leaves rain first birds quick gentle

Step Complete the summary with the words from the box.
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Check true or false.
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Vivaldi’s Allegro has spring sounds in it. Its rhythm is fast and
5. In Allegro, there is a part like the gentle wind.
joyful . In Allegro, violins make the sounds of birds and the gentle

6. In Allegro, a violin makes the sound of thunder and lightning. wind. Next, the whole orchestra sounds like falling rain. Then, one

violin creates the sound of thunder and lightning. Finally, all the

violins make bird sounds again.
Write the correct answer.

7. What did Vivaldi write songs about?
thunder orchestra sounds joyful violins
He wrote songs about the four seasons .

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