Use the story Four-Handed Piano to answer the question.

Question

Four-Handed Piano

How do the differences between the characters of Skye and Camden affect the outcome of the story?

(1 point)
Responses

Both girls accept that the other plays the piano differently, so they will not play duets anymore.
Both girls accept that the other plays the piano differently, so they will not play duets anymore.

The two realize that each played a piano piece like the other at the beginning of the story.
The two realize that each played a piano piece like the other at the beginning of the story.

Both girls realize that they will never be best friends again because of Skye’s dislike for the piano.
Both girls realize that they will never be best friends again because of Skye’s dislike for the piano.

The two understand that their quarrel over their playing styles helped Natasha win the competition.

Answer 1

The best choice that reflects how the differences between Skye and Camden affect the outcome of the story is:

The two understand that their quarrel over their playing styles helped Natasha win the competition.

This response highlights how their differing approaches and subsequent conflict ultimately led to an unintended consequence, which shapes the conclusion of the story.

Answer 2

Use the story "Four-Handed Piano" to answer the question.

Four-Handed Piano

Which line from the story best supports a theme that people can learn from each other's differences?

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Responses

"Just because we’ve been friends since third grade doesn’t mean we were meant to make music together."
"Just because we’ve been friends since third grade doesn’t mean we were meant to make music together."

"Sometimes I feel like an out-of-tune orchestra, playing a hundred different melodies at once."
"Sometimes I feel like an out-of-tune orchestra, playing a hundred different melodies at once."

"Her clean, simple performance of “Für Elise” had let me hear a well-worn selection as if it were a new piece of music."
"Her clean, simple performance of “Für Elise” had let me hear a well-worn selection as if it were a new piece of music."

"At home, I went immediately to the piano to work on my solo—a Bach Little Prelude in F Major."
"At home, I went immediately to the piano to work on my solo—a Bach Little Prelude in F Major."