Question

\the sound of music,\ musical movie worksheet
fill in the blank from the song:

1. \the hills are alive with the sound of music, with songs they have sung, for a ___ years.\

a. thousand
b. bunch of
c. hundred
d. million

1. \my heart wants to beat like the wings of the birds that ___ from the lake to the trees. my heart wants to sigh like a chime that flies from a church on a breeze.\

a. fly
b. rise
c. sky
d. glide

1. \i go the hills when my heart is ___. i know i will hear what i heard before\

a. lonely
b. sorry
c. yearning
d. hurting

1. in the abbey, the nuns choir sings this song about julie andrews character, \maria\ \she climbs a tree and scrapes her knee. her dress has got a ___. she waltzes on her way to mass and whistles on the stair.\

a. tear
b. lair
c. wear
d. hair

1. \shes always late for chapel, but her penitence is real. shes always late for everything, except for every ____.\

a. mass
b. deal
c. choir rehearsal
d. meal

1. \how do you solve a problem like maria? how do you catch a cloud and pin it down? how do you find a word that means maria? a flibberti gibbet! a will of the wisp! a___!\

a. hound
b. clown
c. down
d. from

1. \when im with her im confused, out of focus and bemused, and i never know exactly where i am. unpredictable as ___, shes as flighty as a feather, shes a darling, shes a demon, shes a lamb\

a. feather
b. weather
c. redder
d. leather

1. the next song is when maria is approaching the von trapp home, \i have confidence\. \it could be so exciting, to be out in the world, to be free! my heart should be wildly rejoicing. oh, whats the matter with me? ive always longed for ___, to do the things ive never dared\

a. something new
b. diversity
c. a trip
d. adventure

Explanation:

1. In the song lyrics, the correct phrase is "for a thousand years".
2. Birds "fly" from the lake to the trees.
3. The line is "I go to the hills when my heart is yearning".
4. "Her dress has got a tear" makes sense in the context.
5. "Except for every meal" fits the description of her being late for most things but not meals.
6. The sequence of words rhymes and "clown" fits the pattern.
7. "Unpredictable as weather" is a common simile.
8. "I've always longed for adventure" fits the theme of wanting new experiences.

Answer:

1. a. Thousand
2. a. Fly
3. c. Yearning
4. a. Tear
5. d. Meal
6. b. Clown
7. b. Weather
8. d. Adventure