Rock n Roll Band Online version Listen to an audio of Shel Silverstein's poem "Rock n Roll Band" and answer the questions. To listen to the poem in its entirety, you may do so at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNYBgFtUlzw by Maria Tuason 1 What does the author say they'd do if they were a rock n roll band? There may be more than one correct answer. Select one or more answers a They'd travel all over the land b They'd dance on stage c They'd play and sing and wear spangly things d They'd be famous 2 The author mentions some things their fans would do if they were a rock n roll band. Which one of the following does he NOT mention? Select one or more answers a People would love them b People would sing for them c People would hear them d People would cheer for them 3 How many fans does the author say their rock n roll band would have? a None b Some c A million d A trillion 4 What does the author say they would look like if they were in a rock n roll band? a They'd have big hands b They'd have painted faces c They'd have guitars for hands d They'd have extra long hair 5 What does the author say the kids use as instruments? There may be more than one correct answer. Select one or more answers a Electric guitars b Pails and jars c Fancy flutes and violins d Potato chip cans 6 Thinking back on the whole poem, which type of conditional does the author use to describe this imaginary situation? a Zero Conditional b First Conditional c Second Conditional d Third Conditional Explanation 1 The author says, "If we were a rock 'n' roll band. We'd travel all over the land. We'd play and we'd sing and wear spangly things, if we were a rock 'n' roll band." 2 The author says, "If we were a rock 'n' roll band, and we were up there on the stand, the people would hear us and love us and cheer us 'Hurray for that rock 'n' roll band.'" He does not mention that people would sing for them. 3 The author says, 'If we were a rock 'n' roll band, then we'd have a million fans.' The word 'then' in this sentence signifies the result clause. 4 The author says, "We'd be millionaires and have extra long hair." 5 The author says that they aren't a rock n roll band, and that instead of standard instruments they have instruments made of regular household items. He says, "We're just seven kids in the sand, With homemade guitars and pails and jars And drums of potato chip cans." 6 This poem makes use of the second conditional to describe an imaginary situation. If the author and his friends were a rock n roll band (an imaginary condition), the things described in the poem would be the result (ex: they would travel, they would have extra long hair, etc).
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