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Article is about Walt Disney !!
Quiz
1 Which statement would be MOST important to include in a summary of the article?
(A) One of Disney's first loves was for trains and he even worked on a railroad in the summer.
(B) Disney screened his first Laugh-O-Gram shorts at a Kansas City theater.
(C) Disney's studio produced many animated films that were popular and earned significant profits.
(D) Disneyland theme parks were very successful because they made 10 times the money it cost to build them.
2 Read the first and second paragraphs in the section "Animated Features." How do these two paragraphs reflect a central idea of the article?
(A) They detail the names of Disney's important films.
(B) They describe Disney's most famous characters.
(C) They explain what happened during the Great Depression.
(D) They show the success of Disney's films.
3 Read the sentence from the article.
When films with sound started, Disney created a third short called Steamboat Willie. Walt did the voice of Mickey. The cartoon was an instant sensation.
Which option is the BEST definition of the word "sensation" as used in the sentence?
(A) a feeling
(B) a big hit
(C) a major scandal
(D) an unexpected event
4 Read the excerpt from the article.
On December 21, 1937, the first full-length animated film premiered in Los Angeles. Despite the Depression, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs earned $1.499 million and won 8 Oscars. Walt Disney Studios completed Pinocchio and Fantasia in 1940, Dumbo in 1941 and Bambi in 1942.
Which word from the paragraph helps you understand that it was unexpected for these films to be so successful?
(A) full-length
(B) premiered
(C) despite
(D) earned