Not Part of the Act

What was the main idea of the story?

• Some people have very dangerous jobs. Just going to work leads to risks that most people would not want to take.

• When mistakes happen at the circus, it is not just part of the act. Accidents at the circus can hurt or even kill performers.

• There are so many animals at the circus it is hard to keep up with how much fun there is to be had.

• Kristie Randall had an act the audience loved. She put her head into the ring and spun wildly, high above the ground.

Oscar and Garcia fell off the moving wheel after

• the wheel suddenly stopped spinning.

• the wheel started wobbling.

• when a stick was thrown and made him lose balance.

• he ran too fast and lost his blance.

Kristie Randall is known as

• "The Phantom of the Air."

• "The Princess of the High Wire."

• "The Queen of Destiny."

• "The High Flying Super Woman of the World."

In her accident, Kristie Randall suffered

• a shattered leg and ankle.

• a broken hip, back, and elbow.

• memory loss when her head hit the floor.

• eye damage from the bright lights.

Jacques Mbembo's grass skirt caught on fire when

• he jumped over a burning rope.

• he dropped a burning stick on the skirt.

• the ringmaster accidentally dropped a match on Mbembo's skirt.

• Taylor caught a marshmallow on fire and flung it off the stick.

What are two correct inferences of the story? (An inference is a conclusion that is not directly from the text)

• Kathy Garcia could not watch her husband's act because it made her too nervous.

• Oscar Garcia worked without a net below him.

• Now that circus owner George Hamid realizes that his circus is dangerous.

• It's hard for the audience members to know what is a part of the act and what is an accident at the circus.

What is the closest meaning to the word ACROBAT?

• people who preform tricks on the ground or in high air

• people who sit and watch TV

• people are afraid of heights

• people who ride dirt bikes all day

Which sentence has the closest meaning to the word STUNT?

• jokes, riddles, or other funny stories

• tricks that show skill or daring

• household chores that must be done every day

• teaching without falling in front of a class

What word has the closest meaning to the word WITNESSED?

• traveled

• lost

• loosened

• saw

Which of these is the closest meaning to the word SHATTERED?

• broke into many pieces

• hung on the wall

• decorated with flowers

• rolling down a hill