tionship, the author states it is very hard to buck the trend when
you are the one setting it.
- d.Ephemeralis used to describe something that lasts only a short
time, something that is fleeting. The context clue that best helps
you to answer this question is found in lines 47–48, where the
author states that grunge faded out of the mainstream as quickly as
it rocketed to prominence.
- a. If Dale was trying out equipment before it became available to
the public, it makes sense that he was given original models.
The passage does not specify the type of amplifiers Dale tested,
so choices c, d, and edon’t work. It specifically mentions proto-
types amplifiers, so choice bis also wrong.
- c. The clue is in the last sentence, which states that Dale was play-
ing differently than other musicians at that time, and rock was
not yet invented. Do not be distracted by the other answers,
which are not supported by evidence in the passage.
- d.His playing style was part of the reason the amplifiers blew up,
so the answer that fits best is abrupt and disconnected. Volume
was already mentioned, so you can infer that staccato does not
mean loud. Line 12 holds another clue, describing his playing as
a virtual assault on the instrument.
- b.The passage is primarily about Dick Dale and his contributions
to the history of playing electric guitar. The first paragraph
mentions that he was called the King of Heavy Metal, and the
last sentence notes that Dale made music history by playing a
new kind of music that would later be called heavy metal.
- c. To be fazedby something means to be disturbed or affected by
it. Unfazedis therefore to not be affected or bothered by some-
thing. Even though the guitar was made for a right-handed
player, Dale tried it anyway. He wasn’t bothered by the fact that
it seemingly wasn’t right for him.
- a. The line refers to the new transformer. Dale wanted to play
louder, and that the new transformer was designed to allow him
to do that. Thus, it was a scream machine.
- d.The passage mentions that Ozzy Osbourne is often called the
Father of Heavy Metal, but gives no other information
about him.
- c. The first paragraph introducesthe topic of the passage, the musi-
cal traditions of colonial New Mexico. Choices aanddare too
narrow, and choice bis too broad. Choice eis the purpose of
the entire passage, not the first paragraph alone.
