Question

celebrating national violin day
by marylou tousignant
1 there are more than 1,500 national days, weeks and months to be
celebrated each year, according to the folks who run the national day
calendar website. just about anything you can think of has its own
day.
2 take the violin, for example. unless youre taking lessons, you
probably never think about this workhorse¹ of the orchestra. but on
december 13th, you should, because its national violin day. to get
you in the mood to celebrate, here are a dozen cool facts about violins
and violinists.
an italian invention
3 the word \violin\ comes from the medieval latin word \vitula,\
meaning \stringed instrument.\ the violin family has four members
and includes the viola, cello and double bass.
4 \violin\ and \fiddle\ are names for the same instrument. they are
featured in all types of music: classical, bluegrass, country, jazz and
even rock.
5 the first four-string violin, similar to its modern cousin, was created
by andrea amati in italy nearly 500 years ago. some of amatis violins
survive.² the oldest, dated 1564, is at a museum in england. the
museum also has what might be the most famous violin in the world.
it was made by italian antonio stradivari in 1716 and is valued at
¹ something that does a lot of work and that you can depend on
² survive (verb): to continue to exist
identifying main ideas and central idea: celebrating national violin day
paragraph 2

1. what is the main idea of

paragraphs 1 and 2?
a. the national day calendar
should include a day to
celebrate the violin.
b. on national violin day it is
fun to learn more about the
importance of the violin.
c. national violin day is a day to
celebrate how hard people
work to learn the violin.
d. there are many different
ways to celebrate national
violin day throughout the
year.

Explanation:

Paragraph 1 introduces that there are many national days, weeks, and months to celebrate each year. Paragraph 2 takes National Violin Day as an example and mentions providing facts about violins and violinists to celebrate it. Option B aligns with this as it focuses on learning about the violin's importance on National Violin Day. Option A is incorrect as the text doesn't suggest adding a day to the calendar. Option C is wrong as the text isn't about celebrating people's hard work. Option D is incorrect as the text doesn't mention many ways to celebrate throughout the year.

Answer:

B. On National Violin Day it is fun to learn more about the importance of the violin.