Question

if you see a painting of a wild - eyed, wild - haired classical composer, its likely ludwig van beethoven. he wrote dark, suspenseful beats in pieces like the fifth symphony. he wrote proud, hopeful swells in pieces like the ninth symphony (\ode to joy\). put it all together, and the music world owes him a lot.
beethoven was a lifelong musician. in 1778, at age 7, he first played publicly. by 1783 he was publishing original music. in his late twenties, beethoven began going deaf. historians agree he was almost fully deaf by 1815. however, he didnt stop composing. \ode to joy\ was composed between 1822 - 1824.
even after beethoven died in 1827, he awed the world. his \für elise\—one of the most famous piano pieces ever written—wasnt published for another 40 years.
the passage would most benefit from which text feature?
a. a timeline of life events and music publications
b. photographs of beethovens sheet music
c. a glossary of musical instruments and terms
which fact supports the claim that you can write music while deaf?

circle the closest synonym for pieces. instruments lines songs
compose – to write music
underline the suffix in the word below, then give a definition.
composer –
underline the title of the play. circle the letters that should be capitalized.
sometimes beethoven wrote music for plays, including one called the ruins of athens.
choose the best modal auxiliary verb to complete the sentence.
may should can
ivory thinks i listen to multiple pieces before forming an opinion.
complete the sentence using the plural form of the noun.
did he write any pieces for two? (piano)

Explanation:

• First question: The passage mentions multiple life events (e.g., age 7 first played publicly, late twenties began going deaf, 1815 almost fully deaf, 1822 - 1824 composed "Ode to Joy", 1827 died) and music - related events (e.g., 1783 publishing original music, "Für Elise" not published for another 40 years). A timeline would organize these events clearly. Photographs of sheet music are not relevant as the text is more about his life and music - related events in a chronological sense. A glossary of musical instruments and terms is also not necessary as the text doesn't have complex musical jargon that needs such a reference.
• Second question: The fact "However, he didn't stop composing. 'Ode to Joy' was composed between 1822 - 1824" shows that even though he was deaf (historians agree he was almost fully deaf by 1815), he continued to write music.
• Third question: In the context of music, "pieces" is most similar to "songs". "Instruments" are objects used to play music and "lines" is too general and not related in the musical context.
• Fourth question: The suffix in "composer" is "-er". A composer is a person who composes (writes) music.
• Fifth question: "The Ruins of Athens" is the title of the play. The letters that should be capitalized are "T" (in "the"), "R" (in "ruins"), "o" (in "of") is not capitalized as it is a preposition (in title - case rules, usually prepositions are not capitalized unless they are the first or last word), "A" (in "Athens").
• Sixth question: "should" is the best modal verb. "may" implies permission or possibility, and "can" implies ability. "should" implies a recommendation (Ivory thinks it is a good idea for the speaker to listen to multiple pieces before forming an opinion).
• Seventh question: The plural form of "piano" is "pianos".

Answer:

• First question: A. a timeline of life events and music publications
• Second question: However, he didn't stop composing. "Ode to Joy" was composed between 1822 - 1824.
• Third question: songs
• Fourth question: Underline "-er" in "composer". A composer is a person who writes music.
• Fifth question: Underline "The Ruins of Athens". Circle "T", "R", "A".
• Sixth question: should
• Seventh question: pianos