Stunt Bike Rider

1. What does Danger McCoy do to check that his bike is running in perfect condition? 

• A. He drives it around the track one time and jumps it off a small ramp. 
• B. He revs up the engine one last time before his jump. 
• C. He asks the mechanic if the bike is ready to ride. 
• D. He tweaks the throttle by borrowing the mechanic’s tools. 

2. Of the following questions, which can be answered by reading the story? 

• A. What does Danny bring to Danger McCoy? 
• B. Why is Danger jumping over school busses, rather than something else? 
• C. Why does Danger wear red racing gear? 
• D. Why is Danger McCoy such a popular stunt bike rider? 

3. Danger was trying to jump over _____________ school buses. 

• A. five
• B. fifteen
• C. fifty
• D. five hundred

4. Which of these statements is an opinion? 

• A. Danger wears red racing gear. 
• B. Danger is crazy for trying such a dangerous stunt. 
• C. The mechanic does a little last-minute tweaking to the stunt rider’s motorcycle. 
• D. When Danger McCoy waved, the crowd cheered. 

5. What word would be the best replacement for the term tweaked, as used in the first paragraph? 

• A. Fine-tuned. 
• B. Fixed.
  
• C. Damaged. 
• D. Replaced.

6. An antonym for the word popular, as it was used in paragraph 5, would be— 

• A. admired. 
• B. well-liked. 
• C. disliked. 
• D. accepted. 

7. Which of these statements about the passage is true? 

• A. Danger decides to fire his mechanic for not fixing his bike properly. 
• B. Danger McCoy asks Danny to stop calling him by his last name. 
• C. When Danger McCoy crashes his bike, the crowd boos. 
• D. Danny tells Danger that he could make the jump too. 

8. Which one of these following events happens first in the passage? 

• A. Danny and the mechanic leave the track. 
• B. Danger’s bike shatters into many pieces. 
• C. The paramedics help Danger to his feet. 
• D. Danger kick-starts his bike. 

9. Which of these sentences from the story is an example of a simile? 

• A. But, Danger McCoy was no longer paying attention. 
• B. They were all shouting his name, over-and-over again. 
• C. Only the steady hum of an engine could be heard. 
• D. The flashes of cameras exploded around the stunt bike rider like fireworks. 

10. What is the best summary of this story? 

• A. A stunt bike rider crashes his bike because his team is careless. 
• B. A stunt bike rider and his team get ready before he goes on to then complete a dangerous jump. 
• C. An impatient crowd gets rude as it waits for the main event in a stadium. 
• D. A mechanic fixes a stunt rider’s bike so that he can race against other riders.