Read the following email message about the diagram on the left. Complete the email by filling in the blanks. Select the best choice for each blank from the drop-down menu (▾).
From: Erin
Date: August 20
Subject: A choir for you this fall
Hi Dev,
You wanted to sing with a group again, so I picked up this notice. One of them could suit you, even with your Monday restaurant shifts and your Thursday course.
The Chamber Choir is not a good match, because its singers must 1., and reading music still takes you quite a while. It also meets on the same night as your class. The Festival Chorus looks much better, since it rehearses on 2. evenings. Members can even learn their parts from recordings.
The audition is on 3., so you would not need to ask for any time off work. They also provide a pianist. For the audition, you only need to 4., which you could easily practise at home this week. Regular attendance matters too. Members must 5., so please keep those evenings free.
I still remember your solo at the office party. I cannot promise you a place, but you should try!
Erin
Using the drop-down menu (▾), choose the best option.
Open Voices would not suit Dev mainly because it 7.
What does Erin's email suggest about her view of Dev? 8.
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Correct Answer: sight-read new music
Why this is correct: The Chamber Choir row says singers must sight-read new music. Erin says reading music is slow for Dev, so this choir is not a good match.
Tips: Link the writer's reason to the diagram. Here, slow reading matches a reading rule.
Why the other options are wrong:
- learn music from recordings: Learning from recordings is allowed in the Festival Chorus, not a rule of the Chamber Choir.
- learn songs by ear: Learning songs by ear is how Open Voices works. It is not the Chamber Choir rule.
- come to a rehearsal first: Coming to a rehearsal first is how you join Open Voices, not the Chamber Choir.
Correct Answer: Wednesday
Why this is correct: The Festival Chorus row says rehearsals are on Wednesday. Dev works on Monday and has a course on Thursday, so Wednesday is free for him.
Tips: Stay in the row the sentence names, then find the day in that row.
Why the other options are wrong:
- Monday: Monday is the Open Voices rehearsal night, and Dev works at the restaurant on Mondays.
- Thursday: Thursday is the Chamber Choir rehearsal night, and it is the night of Dev's course.
- Tuesday: Tuesday is when the Chamber Choir holds auditions. It is not a Festival Chorus rehearsal day.
Correct Answer: Saturday at 10:00 a.m.
Why this is correct: The Festival Chorus audition is on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. for all voices. Erin says Dev would not need time off work, because it is at the weekend.
Tips: Times can look alike. Check the choir name and the word audition before you choose.
Why the other options are wrong:
- Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.: Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. is the Chamber Choir audition for sopranos and altos.
- Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.: Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. is the Chamber Choir audition for tenors and basses.
- Monday at 7:00 p.m.: Monday at 7:00 p.m. is when Open Voices rehearses, and that choir has no audition.
Correct Answer: prepare one short song
Why this is correct: The Festival Chorus row says to prepare one short song. Erin says Dev could practise it this week.
Tips: The word audition in the sentence tells you to read the How to join column.
Why the other options are wrong:
- sing a scale and read a piece: Singing a scale and reading a piece is the Chamber Choir audition, not the Festival one.
- learn a song by ear: Learning by ear is how Open Voices works, and it is not an audition task.
- pay the $120 fee: The $120 fee is for the Chamber Choir. The Festival Chorus fee is $90 a season.
Correct Answer: attend 8 of 10 rehearsals
Why this is correct: The note at the bottom says members must attend at least 8 of 10 rehearsals. That is why Erin tells Dev to keep his Wednesday evenings free.
Tips: A rule for all members is often in the note at the bottom of the diagram.
Why the other options are wrong:
- sing in four concerts a year: Four concerts a year is the Chamber Choir. The Festival Chorus gives one spring concert.
- rehearse until 9:30 p.m.: Rehearsals until 9:30 p.m. are for the Chamber Choir. The Festival Chorus ends at 9:00.
- pay $60 each season: The $60 fee is for Open Voices. The Festival Chorus costs $90 a season.
Correct Answer: encourage Dev to try out for a choir that fits his week
Why this is correct: Erin compares the choirs with Dev's work and course and then says she thinks he should try. She wants him to go to the Festival Chorus audition.
Tips: The purpose is often clear in the last lines, where the writer asks or encourages.
Why the other options are wrong:
- invite Dev to join her in the Chamber Choir: Erin says the Chamber Choir is not a good match for Dev. She never asks him to join it.
- ask Dev to give up his Thursday course: Erin picks a choir that fits around his course, so he can keep it.
- tell Dev about a job at the community centre: The email is about choirs and singing, not about any job at the centre.
Correct Answer: rehearses on the evening he works
Why this is correct: Erin says Dev has restaurant shifts on Mondays. The Open Voices row says rehearsals are on Monday, so he could not go.
Tips: Join a fact about the person from the email with a fact from the diagram.
Why the other options are wrong:
- holds its auditions on Tuesday: Open Voices has no audition at all. The Tuesday auditions are for the Chamber Choir.
- expects singers to sight-read: Open Voices says no reading is needed. Sight-reading is a Chamber Choir rule.
- gives only one concert a year: Open Voices gives two concerts a year. One concert is the Festival Chorus.
Correct Answer: She thinks he sings well enough to try.
Why this is correct: Erin remembers Dev's solo at the office party and says he should try. She believes in his singing, even though she cannot promise him a place.
Tips: Small memories or compliments can show how the writer feels about the reader.
Why the other options are wrong:
- She thinks he should wait until he reads music well.: Erin chose a choir where he can learn from recordings, so he does not need to wait.
- She believes he is sure to get a place.: Erin says she cannot promise him a place, so she is not sure.
- She thinks he is too busy to join any choir.: Erin found a choir that fits his busy week, so she thinks he can join.
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