Balloons Over Broadway (GMAS PREP 3-1)

Based on the passage, why was Tony interested marionettes?

• He like 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.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

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

• how the invention was like puppet

• why feeling chickens was a hard chore

• how the invention was supposed to work

• why feeding chickens was done in the morning

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

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

• He like 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.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Read the sentence from paragraph 5 below:

Word soon spread about Tony's amazing marionettes.

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.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

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.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Based on paragraph 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 beautiful

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

What does the question in paragraph 23 mainly show?

• what Tony wrote

• that Tony was upset

• what Tony wondered

• that Tony was confused

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

In paragraphs 28, how did Tony most likely feel?

• lonely

• nervous

• grumpy

• disappointed

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Read the sentence from paragraph 30 below:

Then, one by one, Tony cut the lines to the sandbags...

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.

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

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.

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4