Balloons Over Broadway Gr 3 MCAS

Based on the passage, why was Tony interested in marionettes?

• He liked to watch big parades

• He wanted to take care of animals

• He was curious about how things moved

• He was interested in writing puppet shows

Based on paragraphs 2-4, what does the diagram mainly show?

• how the invention was like a puppet

• why feeding chickens was a hard chore

• how the invention was supposed to work

• why feeding chickens was done in the morning

What does the sentence suggest about Tony's marionettes?

• They became very popular

• They became very expensive

• They were changed over the years

• They were copied by other people

Based on the passage, why did Macy's decide to use puppets instead of live animals in the parade?

• Live animals bored some people

• Live animals scared some people

• Live animals cost too much to use

• Live animals became too tired to walk

Based on paragraphs 21, why did Tony think the puppets needed to be bigger and fly higher?

• so that the puppets would look more real

• so that people could see the puppets better

• so that people could stand under the puppets

• so that the puppets would look more beautifull

What does the question in paragraph 23 mainly show?

• what Tony wrote

• that Tony was upset

• what Tony wondered

• that Tony was confused

In paragraph 28, how did Tony most likely feel?

• lonely

• nervous

• grumpy

• disappointed

Based on the passage, what did Tony's action show?

• The parade was late.

• Tony was going home

• The parade was beginning

• Tony was popping the balloons

In paragraph 7, what does "danced across the stage as if by magic" suggest about the marionettes?

• They seemed tired

• They seemed alive

• They moved loudly

• They moved quickly

In the paragraph, which of the following words is a noun?

• such

• decided

• every

• holiday