Blind Lemon Jefferson: Reading Comprehension | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 10 Public

Based on the biographical text about Blind Lemon Jefferson from the book REACH C, by National Geographics

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What words can you use to describe Blind Lemon Jefferson.

Singer, guitar player, musician, blind, famous.

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What might have made it harder for Jefferson to reach his dreams? Why?

(individual answer)

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Where and when was Blind Lemon Jefferson born?

On a farm in Texas around 1893

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What was Jefferson's first instrument?

The guitar

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Where did he use to play his songs at first?

On street corners in small towns near his home

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What kinds of music did the blues come from?

Songs sung by enslaved people

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Who first sang the blues? How does this makes you imagine how blues music was then?

(individual answer)

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What are the main themes of blues music?

Trouble, bad luck and sadness

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Which words help you imagine how Blind Lemon Jefferson sounded like when he sang?

He had a "high-pitched voice" and played his guitar with "irregular rhythm"

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Name three musicians that sang Blind Lemon Jefferson's songs.

B. B. King, Bob Dylan and The White Stripes

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