Where Is Niagara Falls? Review

​Review

​Where Is Niagara Falls?

Multiple Choice

What genre is Where Is Niagara Falls?

• historical fiction

• nonfiction informational

• nonfiction biography

• fantasy

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Niagara Falls is located between which two countries?

• USA and New York

• Canada and New York

• Canada and Mexico

• Canada and the USA

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In the introduction to Where Is Niagara Falls? Jim agrees to allow Roger to steer the boat after they pass under the bridge.

Which detail best explains why this was a bad idea at that moment?

• “It was Roger’s first time ever in a boat.”

• “The boat was nearing a dangerous part of the river.”

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In Chapter 3, people realize that building a bridge across the gorge of Niagara Falls will bring more tourists to the area.

Which detail best explains why building the first bridge to cross the gorge is such a difficult task?

• “Even at the narrowest spot, the gorge was eight hundred feet wide.”

•  “…tourists had a perfect view of some of the crazy, dangerous things some people would soon do…”

• “But there was still one thing missing—something the businessmen knew they needed.”

• “A ferryboat was built to take people from the US side to Canada.”

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Chapter 2 states that Augustus Porter buys a lot of land on the American side of Niagara Falls, including Goat Island.

Which details from the text best support the inference that Augustus Porter purchases some of the land around Niagara Falls in order to make money?

• Porter wants to preserve the beauty of the island.

• Porter develops many different businesses close to the island.

• He built hotels on the island to attract more tourists to the falls.

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Which response is a main idea of chapter three?

• In 1848, ten dollars was considered to be a lot of money.

• A person tries to shoot a cannonball across the gorge at Niagara Falls.

• By 1845, Niagara Falls had become a major tourist attraction.

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Which detail from the text best supports the inference that the conditions at Niagara Falls make maintaining bridges there very difficult?

• People could be fined for marching on John Roebling's bridge.

• People had to pay to cross the bridges to Goat Island.

• Bridges sometimes fell after ice on the river rams their supports.

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Which responses are main ideas presented in Chapter 4?

• Daredevils are good for businesses at Niagara Falls because their feats attract tourists.

• Some performers use interesting stage names rather than their real names to be better remembered. 

• A newspaper believes that daredevils should be arrested for trying their stunts. 

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Which response is NOT a main idea presented in Chapter 5?

• The barrel in which Annie Taylor goes over Niagara Falls is four and half feet high. 

• Annie Taylor puts a great deal of thought, time, and effort into preparing for her stunt.

• Annie Taylor is an unlikely daredevil who hopes to become rich and famous.

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What best supports that Annie Taylor was an important figure in Niagara Falls history?

• “Annie was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, near two other famous Niagara Falls characters…”

• “For the rest of her life, Annie was poor.”

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What best supports that Annie Taylor fails to make money from her incredible feat?

• “Thousands of people on both shores cheered when they saw her dragged out of the barrel, alive”

• “For the rest of her life, Annie was poor.”

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Read this summary of Chapter 1: Native Americans saw Niagara Falls first, but there are no records that describe their discovery. In 1678, a French priest and explorer named Father Louis Hennepin became the first European to see the falls. Upon returning home, Hennepin and his men reported that the incredible size and power of the falls terrified them. Another European,Pehr Kalm, saw the falls in 1751 and wrote about them in a travel diary printed in English. - Which sentence would best complete this summary? 

• Niagara falls is as tall as a fifteen story building and can be dangerous for animals.

• As word about Niagara Falls spread, people from around the world wanted to visit.

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Which detail from Chapter 4 best explains how Blondin's and Farini's acts affect business at the falls?

• Thousands of tourists travel to Niagara Falls to watch the two men perform their stunts.

• The two men try to outdo each other with every stunt they perform.

• Blondin and Farini inspire other people seek fame by finding new ways to entertain crowds at Niagara Falls.

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Which detail from Chapter 7 best explains how Nikola Tesla affects energy production at Niagara Falls?

• As a child, Tesla invents a waterwheel that could spin smoothly in water without paddles.

• He works with the Niagara Falls Power Company to develop a way to use water power to generate electricity to supply faraway cities. 

• Tesla and Westinghouse, an electric company owner, make a business deal that makes Tesla very rich. 

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As the years went by, some Niagara bridges collapsed, and some had to be rebuilt several times. Sometimes bridges fell because the ice on the river jammed into the bridge supports and knocked them down. Sometimes strong winds and storms did damage.

What is most likely the meaning of the word collapsed?

• Fell down

• Survived

• Cracked

• Grew

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When it was built, the bell tower had a small apartment for someone to live in so they could play the bells several times each day. Now the carillon is automated.

What is most likely the meaning of the word automated?

• well-known

• old-fashioned

• easily-fixed

• machine-operated

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Poll

Did you enjoy reading Where Is Niagara Falls?

• Yes!

• Kind of

• Not really

• Not at all

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Do you feel ready for the test on the book?

• Definitely-I've been working hard!

• Mostly

• Not really

• No-I didn't do my best and didn't read the book.