Directions: Read
the story. Then answer the questions below.
Griffin plays the violin.
He takes lessons after school on Tuesdays.
Griffin’s violin teacher is Mr. Thomas. Mr. Thomas tells Griffin
to practice every day.
Griffin practices his violin on most days.
On the days Griffin does not practice his violin, he plays soccer
with his friends or fixes old clocks for fun.
“You are a boy of many talents,” Griffin’s parents tell him.
“That means you are good at doing many things.”
Griffin likes when his parents say this to him.
He loves playing the violin. He loves playing soccer. He loves fixing
clocks. Griffin loves to do many things, but he does not have the
time to do them all every day.
What does Griffin play?
▼Check
all that
are correct.
When does Griffin take violin lessons?
on Tuesdays after soccer
on Thursdays after soccer
on Tuesdays after school
on Thursdays after school
When does Mr. Thomas tell Griffin to practice?
every day
most days
only on Tuesdays
when he wants to
When does Griffin practice the violin?
every day
most days
never
only on Tuesdays
How does Griffin feel about the violin?
He loves it.
He thinks it is hard.
He hates to practice.
He does not like the sound.
What things does Griffin love to do?
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all that
are correct.
What does Mr. Thomas teach Griffin?
to play soccer
to fix old clocks
to play the violin
to build birdhouses
What does it mean to have many talents?
to want to do a lot
to be good at playing the violin
to be busy doing many things
to be good at doing a lot of things
How come Griffin does not play the violin every day?
