( ) What is the main idea of the reading? (A) How to become a Broadway star. (B) How to find out what is true about oneself. (C) How to deal with someone who doesn’t like you at school. (D) When to follow your parents’ advice.

I. Reading for the Main Idea—SkimmingSkim the reading and choose the best answer.B

( ) 1. Which of the following was NOT one of the things that Mary’s classmate accused her of? (A) She acted like a boy. (B) She was skinny. (C) She was a diligent student. (D) She talked too loud.

II. Reading for Details—ScanningScan the reading and choose the best answer to each of the following questions or statements.

C

( ) 2. What did Mary learn from her father? (A) She should trust herself no matter what others said. (B) She had to get used to others’ criticism of her. (C) She should change herself to be what others wanted her to be. (D) She should trust her inner feelings about what was really true about herself.

D

( ) 3. Why did Mary fail the audition held by the St. Louis Municipal Opera Company? (A) She couldn’t sing while dancing. (B) She had an awful voice. (C) She imitated all of the popular ways of singing. (D) She was short and overweight.

C

( ) 4. What did Jerome Kern try to tell Mary? (A) She should have her own way of singing. (B) She didn’t work hard enough. (C) Her voice was too soft and weak. (D) Her nose was too big and her neck was too long.

A

( ) 5. What can’t we infer from the reading? (A) Mary had a bad relationship with one of her classmates. (B) Mary had a beautiful voice. (C) Mary was not attractive enough. (D) Mary was humorous and thoughtful.

D

1. What advice did Mary’s father give her when Mary told him about her classmate’s accusations?2. Did anyone ever accuse you of anything that made you upset? Did you think that the accusation was true?

III. Topics for Discussion