Balloons Over Broadway

What word best describes Tony?

• old

• puppet

• creative

• chaotic

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CCSS.RL.1.3

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What is the genre of this book?

• biography

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

• poetry

• dessert

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Why did Macy's first put on a parade?

• They wanted to make money.

• Make a new tradition for their employees.

• They were advertising new toys.

• They love Thanksgiving.

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What is the best meaning for the word articulate as used in the following sentence:

”Tony wanted his balloons to articulate – to move and gesture – more like puppets.”

• fly

• stand

• talk

• move

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CCSS.RI.2.4

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What character trait best describes Tony?

• prideful

• inventive

• disappointed

• careless

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Which line from the text best supports your answer to question 4?

• . “Tony hoped to replace the animals with some kind of puppets, but his marionettes were less than three feet tall.”

• ”From the time he was a little boy, Tony Sarg loved to figure out how to make things move.”

• “Tony did not know if everything would go as planned.”

• “With a marionette, the controls are above and the puppet hangs down…”

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CCSS.RI.2.2

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How did Tony make the balloons fly higher and move more like puppets?

• He placed the controls below the puppet and filled the balloons with helium.

• He used sandbags to hold the puppets down until the parade was ready to start.

• He attached the puppets to gears and pulleys to make them move.

• He used marionette sticks to control them from below.

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CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

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Many ______ came from England for a better life.

• employees

• deflate

• immigrants

• marionette

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CCSS.RI.2.4

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My balloon began to ______ and fall to the ground.

• mechanical

• deflate

• helium

• wobbled

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CCSS.RI.2.4

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When Tony grew up, what did he make for kids?

• iphone

• toys

• marionettes

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