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Bellwork : Wednesday, 2/20/13

Bellwork : Wednesday, 2/20/13. Take out a sheet of paper, head it correctly, and title it “Quiz Bowl: Fiction.” Format your paper using the example. Quiz Bowl. “Niagara Falls”. 1. The writer most likely uses dialogue in this story. A. to give the reader background information

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Bellwork : Wednesday, 2/20/13

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  1. Bellwork: Wednesday, 2/20/13 • Take out a sheet of paper, head it correctly, and title it “Quiz Bowl: Fiction.” • Format your paper using the example.

  2. Quiz Bowl “Niagara Falls”

  3. 1. The writer most likely uses dialogue in this story • A. to give the reader background information • B. to describe the sequence of events • C. To predict a future event in the story • D. To make the characters seem more alive

  4. 1. The writer most likely uses dialogue in this story • A. to give the reader background information • B. to describe the sequence of events • C. To predict a future event in the story • D. To make the characters seem more alive

  5. 2. Sara’s father is best described as • A. confusing • B. generous • C. adventurous • D. knowledgeable

  6. 2. Sara’s father is best described as • A. confusing • B. generous • C. adventurous • D. knowledgeable

  7. 3. Which statement about information from the story is a fact? • Math is used to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit. • Sara’s grandmother is poised and elegant. • Canada is very different from the US. • It is funny to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

  8. 3. Which statement about information from the story is a fact? • Math is used to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit. • Sara’s grandmother is poised and elegant. • Canada is very different from the US. • It is funny to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

  9. 4. In paragraph 6 it says, “slowly bobbing toward the waterfalls, approaching the torrents of water from below.” What does “torrents” mean? • A. depth • B. pool • C. drops • D. rush

  10. 4. In paragraph 6 it says, “slowly bobbing toward the waterfalls, approaching the torrents of water from below.” What does “torrents” mean? • A. depth • B. pool • C. drops • D. rush

  11. 5. In paragraph 8, Sara pictures her grandmother in a wooden barrel because • A. her grandmother is poised and elegant. • B. Ms. Taylor was her grandmother’s age. • C. her grandmother is not there to do it. • D. she wants to make herself laugh.

  12. 5. In paragraph 8, Sara pictures her grandmother in a wooden barrel because • A. her grandmother is poised and elegant. • B. Ms. Taylor was her grandmother’s age. • C. her grandmother is not there to do it. • D. she wants to make herself laugh.

  13. 6. Ms. Annie Taylor was • A. Sara’s grandmother • B. the tour guide. • C. the family’s waitress. • D. a woman who went over the Falls in a barrel

  14. 6. Ms. Annie Taylor was • A. Sara’s grandmother • B. the tour guide. • C. the family’s waitress. • D. a woman who went over the Falls in a barrel

  15. 7. In paragraph 5, why does “crossing the border” feel symbolic to Sara? Explain your answer with information from the passage.

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