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C 4-4 A Being the First

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Adventure is ___________.

a)

a name of a game

b)

an exciting experience

c)

a place to live.

2.

To attempt means _______________.

a)

to not try

b)

to try, effort

c)

to do something hard

3.

Something is impossible when ___________.

a)

it's not able to happen

b)

it's going to happen

c)

it is happening.

4.

Something is remarkable when_________.

a)

it's no big deal

b)

you don't care

c)

it's worth noticing; extraordinary

5.

What are waterfalls?

a)

streams of water that blows up in the air

b)

streams of water that falls from a high place.

c)

a river or lake

6.

Distance means ___________.

a)

the amount of distance between things

b)

the amount of space in the ground

c)

the amount of change that is coming

7.

Who built and flew the first airplane?

a)

The Wright Brothers

b)

The Left Brothers

c)

The Flintstones

8.

Famous Firsts are people who are _________. They believe anything is possible.

a)

wishers

b)

dreamers

c)

thinkers

9.

Why do people like to come to Niagara Falls?

a)

They want to ride a boat.

b)

They like to look at the giant waterfall

c)

They want to go swimming.

10.

How was Annie Taylor famous?

a)

She rode a bicycle.

b)

She was a teacher.

c)

She was the first person to go over the falls in a barrel.

11.

Who was the "Great Blondin"?

a)

Maria Spelteenee

b)

Jean Francois Gravelet

c)

Annie Taylor

12.

What made Gravelet famous?

a)

He was the first woman to walk on a tightrope over Niagara Falls.

b)

He was the first person to walk on a tightrope over Niagara Falls.

c)

He was the first animal to cross Niagara Falls.

13.

What man went over Niagara Falls more than once?

a)

Gravelet

b)

Taylor

c)

Lussier

14.

Maria Spelterini was the _____________________.

a)

first woman to cross the Niagara Falls on a tightrope.

b)

first woman to go over the Niagara Falls in a barrel.

c)

first woman to vote.

15.

What did Jean Lussier go over the falls in?

a)

a jet ski

b)

A special rubber ball

c)

a tightrope

16.

What was the Miracle at Niagara?

a)

50 year old man went over falls in a bathtub

b)

a bird flew over the falls

c)

7 year old Roger Woodward fell over falls and survived

17.

Did anyone ever die trying to go over the falls?

a)

Yes

b)

No

18.

Why do people like to do more than just look and listen to the waterfall?

a)

They want to die.

b)

They want to be famous.

c)

They want to walk on a tightrope.

19.

Name 2 people who went over the falls.

a)

Gavelet and Taylor

b)

Tom and Jerry

c)

The Wright Brothers

20.

Going over the falls can be very _____________.

a)

fun

b)

dangerous

c)

messy