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Extreme Sports 11: Niagara Falls
Extreme Sports 11: Niagara Falls
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Reading Comprehension
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1
Find the main idea of the story.
Niagara Falls is a beautiful sight & tourist attraction.
Niagara Falls has been a magnet for daredevils for 100 years
Blondin's 1st trip across on a tightrope took 17 minutes.
2
Author's Approach:
The main purpose of the 1st paragraph is to...
explain why most people are afraid of Niagara Falls.
describe Niagara Falls.
persuade readers to go visit Niagara Falls.
3
Fact or Opinion
: Both Blondin and Maria Spelterini crossed above Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
Opinion
Fact
4
Vocab:
Or, to be
accurate
, no one had ever traveled over the waterfall and lived.
Accurate means exactly correct.
Accurate means kind.
Accurate means wrong.
5
Vocab:
The barrel held together during its
plunge
, but it became trapped at the bottom.
Plunge means sudden drop.
Plunge means rise.
Plunge means trick.
6
Author's Approach:
The authors probably wrote this article to ...
inform the reader about crazy attempts to conquer the Falls.
introduce the reader to Blondin.
persuade tourists to visit Niagara Falls.
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Fact or Opinion: Blondin was the greatest of the daredevils who challenged Niagara Falls' power
Fact
Opinion
8
One feat that Blondin did NOT perform on the tightrope over Niagra Falls was...
doing a headstand.
riding a bicycle.
carrying another man on his back.
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Vocab:
And so, over the years, daredevils have tried all kinds of
loony
stunts at Niagara Falls.
Loony means sensible.
Loony means foolish.
Loony means expensive.
10
Infer:
Before 1901 no one ever thought of trying to go over Niagara Falls.
Faulty Inference
Correct Inference
11
Make predictions
: What do you predict will happen next?:
No one else will ever try to go over the Falls.
Someone will think of a new way of traveling over the Falls.
The next person to ride a canoe over the Falls will be safe.
12
Before Bobby Leach went over the Falls, he had...
ran a souvenir stand near the Falls.
jumped into the water below the Falls.
steered a boat through the whirlpools.
13
Infer:
Some people are willing to put themselves in danger just for excitement.
Correct Inference
Faulty Inference
14
What
genre
was this article?
Non Fiction
Historical Fiction
Mystery
15
If someone tried to walk a tightrope over Niagara Falls today, no one would bother to watch.
Faulty Inference
Correct Inference
16
The only person who twice survived going over the Falls made his trips in a ....
padded barrel.
padded suit and helmet.
giant rubber ball.
17
Idiom:
In this article "
As people held their breath,
Blondin stepped onto the wire" means...
Spectators were not too interested in Blondin's act.
Spectators were asked to be very quiet.
Nervous spectators paid close attention when Blondin began.
18
Vocab:
"They may even shiver when they see the
churning
whirlpools at the bottom."
Churning means swirling.
Churning means magical.
Churning means calm.
19
Fact or Opinion:
The most ridiculous way to go over the Falls was in a canoe.
Fact
Opinion
20
In the last 20 years, it has become easier and less risky to travel over Niagara Falls.
Faulty Inference
Correct Inference
21
George Stathaki's trip over the Falls ended when ...
the police stopped him from going over.
his barrel was crushed by the pounded water.
his barrel became trapped in whirlpools.
22
Whether you live or die, going over Niagara Falls is pretty much a matter of luck.
Correct Inference
Faulty Inference
23
Vocab
: Leach made it, but he spent 6 months
recuperating
from the trip.
Recuperating means writing about experiences.
Recuperating means returning to health.
Recuperating means becoming worse.
24
Author's Approach
: The authors tell this story mainly by
comparing different topics.
describing events in the order they happened (chronological)
using their imagination and creativity.
25
When Anna E. Taylor climbed out of the barrel, she ...
fired a cannon.
was dizzy and confused.
said she wanted to try it again.
