Plot-7th Grade

Plot-7th Grade

Multiple Choice

How does Homan feel when told that it is impossible to get across the gorge?

• A excited

• B outraged

• C surprised

• D confused

Multiple Choice

Why does Oscar Fisk hesitate to explain his idea to the others?

• It is similar to the ideas of others

• . B It has a low chance of success.

• C His idea will seem too ordinary to others.

• D He thinks his idea is too inexpensive and easy

Multiple Choice

According to the passage, Why is it necessary to construct a kite different from the one Homan usually flies?

• A The kite needs to take off quickly in the strong March wind.

• B The kite must be the same kind that Benjamin Franklin flew.

• C This kite needs to be small enough to carry in a basket on the ferry.

• D The kite needs to hold more than one thousand feet of string to span the gorge.

Multiple Choice

Why is Homan chosen to help with the project?

• He can start working on the project right away

• . B His father recommended him.

• C He is sixteen and strong enough to carry all the heavy equipment that is needed.

• D One of the men sees how effectively he is flying his kite near the gorge.

Multiple Choice

What causes Homan to leave home and cross the river to fly his kite?

• He likes the western side of the river better.

• B The best winds blow from west to east.

• C He is very fond of Canada.

• D After the bridge is built, he will no longer need the ferry.

Multiple Choice

What is the main reason Homan went to Canada?

• A The water below the rapids ran too fast.

• B The people in his village asked him to go.

• C The ice was too thick to fly the kite across.

• D The best winds blew from the western side.

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to land the kite on the American side without allowing the string to drag in the gorge?

• A The string might be cut by the ice in the gorge.

• B The bonfires can burn the string.

• C The kite string can become tangled in the crowds.

• D The force of the water on the string can bring the kite down in the wrong place.

Multiple Choice

What happens after Mr. Ellet’s workers catch the kite?

• A Everyone cheers and applauds.

• B Mr. Fisk sets up his equipment on a cliff in Canada.

• C Heavier cords and ropes are fastened together.

• D Homan stays in Canada because of the heavy ice.

Multiple Choice

How was Homan instrumental in building the bridge?

• A He was chosen to fly the kite across to America.

• B He helped catch the kite on the American side.

• C He tied a strong cable to the kite string.

• D He was the person who named the special kite.

Multiple Choice

Why is the setting of the Great Gorge important to the second half of the story?

• A It allows the author to dramatize the flight of Homan’s kite.

• B It helps the reader understand the design of the new kind of bridge.

• C It shows the geography of the border between the U.S. and Canada. and the U.S.

• D It proves the difficulty of building a bridge between Canada

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