The birth of modern American dance occurred in the first years of the twentieth

READING PASSAGE-1
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading Passage 1 below.
The History of Modern American Dance
Exam Practice Test 3
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READING PASSAGE-1 Questions

Questions 1-6

Do the following statements agree with the information given
in Reading Passage 1?

In boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet, write
TRUE 
If the statement agrees with the information 
FALSE 
If the statement contradicts the information 
NOT GIVEN 
If there is no information on this 
1 
Dance historians agree about the development of 
modern American dance. 
2 
Dancers in the early 1900s tended to copy the styles of 
earlier dancers. 
3 
Loie Fuller preferred to dance alone on stage. 
4 
Isadora Duncan wore complicated clothing when 
dancing.
5 
Some dancers criticized Isadora Duncan for her choice 
of music. 
6 
Ruth St Denis wished to educate others in her style of 
dancing.
Questions 7-10
 
Complete the notes below.
Choos ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer. 
Developments in Modern American Dance 
1920s-1940s 
• Martha Graham based her dance on human actions such 
as breathing and 7 ……………….. . 
• Doris Humphrey wrote an important 8 ……………….. 
about her ideas. 
• Dance became a respectable subject to study at 
university. 
• Hanya Holm introduced 9 ……………….. into dance 
and musicals. 
1950s-1970s 
• Eric Hawkins and Merce Cunningham reintroduced some 
ballet techniques. 
• An influential 10 ……………….. outlined the working 
life of Paul Taylor.