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c Read the passage and choose the correct d Choose the best option to complete the
answer for the questions below. missing part of the passage.

1. Which of the following statements about Being interested in the performing arts
music is true according to the passage? can contribute many benefits to personal
A) Having been able to draw on the history and development, such as the ability to think
customs of society makes it invaluable and creatively, innovate, and respect others from
integral to cultural heritage. different cultures. It also encourages people
B) In any social event, like rituals, and telling to relay their emotions, use their imagination,
oral traditions, it has to be firmly close to and find their unique voices that boost their
work and entertainment. confidence and help them develop
C) Along with being essential to other arts and self-expression. Expressing themselves
effectively through art, in particular, makes
tracing cultural legacy, it is the most prevalent it easy for people to show their skills and
art in societies. qualifications in various environments,
D) On account of being accustomed to every including school and social gatherings.
community, it laid the foundation for other They achieve better results in their academic
kinds of the performing arts. and business abilities since they gain more
E) It can be classical or popular as long as confidence and have better communication
it carries the cultural heritage traces of a skills. ----
particular community.
A) Each of the arts of music, dance, and theatre
2. We can infer from the passage that the consequently engages the brain, body, and
performing arts ----. emotions in unique ways.
A) consist of nearly all the arts, which aim B) This also inspires people to make a
to transmit artistic expressions to a live great deal of progress in their feelings,
audience imaginations, and distinctive voices.
B) are presented live on stage, where the artistic C) They are, in short, better equipped to
expressions capture the audience’s interest succeed in any career path they decide on or
C) refer to only the arts admitted by every in their social lives.
society, like music and theatre, which require D) Many studies have also revealed that people
live performances participating in the performing arts achieve
D) are performed for the audience, using bodies, better in many other aspects of life.
voices, and talents as a means of creative E) They, on the other hand, obtain the best job
expression opportunities compared to those who do not
E) aim to be an integral part of other forms of art enthuse over these arts.
and pass intangible cultural heritage down to
the audience e Choose the irrelevant sentence in the
passage.
3. Which of the following best describes the
relationship between the performing arts and (I) Although cinema and the performing arts are
cultural heritage? two sides of the same coin based on their shared
A) The performing arts that frequently utilise the purpose of storytelling, they differ in some ways.
(II) Cinema is a form of visual art using technology
history and customs of a society may reflect
cultural expressions and events. to produce moving images, while the performing
B) Cultural heritage, including rituals and festive arts encompass live events mostly using music
and dance to deliver performances. (III) In cinema,
events of a community, often becomes a the audience experiences the film through their
cornerstone of the performing arts. own eyes, as though they were in it, and feels
C) Songs sung during agricultural work or music like they are part of it. (IV) In the performing
as part of rituals contribute a lot to the growth arts, however, the audience experiences the
of the performing arts. story happening around them and feels like they
D) Societies have created their performing arts actually take part in it. (V) In terms of their history
to reflect their ancient culture, just like in and origins, both began as an expansion of the
ancient Greece. oral storytelling customs seen in various cultures
E) The performing arts should carry the all over the world.
historical and traditional traces of a society to
preserve intangible cultural domains. A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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