Reading Counts Quiz
Teacher: B Kelly
PROGRESS
MONITORING
Time Period: N/A
Student: ______________________________
Book: Balloons Over Broadway
1. The balloons ended their parade route
A.
B.
C.
D.
in downtown Brooklyn.
by the Statue of Liberty.
on Ellis Island.
at Tony's windows at Macy's.
2. Macy's asked Tony to make a puppet parade for
A.
B.
C.
D.
the CEO's grandchildren.
the contest with F.A.O. Schwartz.
their Fourth of July sale.
their holiday window displays.
3. What changes did Tony make to his balloons to help them float?
A.
B.
C.
D.
He added holes to the balloons to help the wind catch them.
He had them made of rubberized silk and filled with helium.
He used spray paint instead of lead paint on the balloons.
He put sails on his balloons so they would fly like kites.
4. As a child, Tony rigged up a pulley so he could
A.
B.
C.
D.
feed the chickens without getting out of bed.
warm up his bath towel in the dryer.
pour a box of cereal while reading the paper.
pull on his shoes without any help.
5. For the first Macy's parade, the department store
A.
B.
C.
D.
wanted the theme to be "A Day in Outer Space."
included animals in from the Central Park Zoo.
let the first 100 customers have a free poster.
ended the parade at their Staten Island outlet.
6. After Tony's balloon puppets were filled with helium for the parade, he
A.
B.
C.
D.
patched their holes with tape.
attached them to pick-up trucks.
climbed to the roof to take a picture.
cut them free of the sandbags.
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7. When Tony's balloon puppets floated down the streets, they
A.
B.
C.
D.
swayed and nodded like real puppets.
would not fit between some buildings.
did not move the way Tony wanted.
floated out of the rope handlers hands.
8. Macy's asked Tony to help create something spectacular for the parade after
A.
B.
C.
D.
he opened his own toy store.
the real animals frightened children.
two floats crashed into each other.
they could not afford gas for the floats.
9. What did Tony make for his first Macy's project?
A.
B.
C.
D.
He made a puppet of himself.
He made a painting of an airship over Manhattan.
He made marionettes of storybook characters.
He made hundreds of balloon dogs.
10. The first balloons Tony made modeled after an Indonesian puppet were
A.
B.
C.
D.
made with pillow stuffing.
pulled by large carts and wagons.
covered with feathers.
propped up by wooden sticks.
11. Tony asked a company that _____ to help him build his giant puppets for the parade.
A.
B.
C.
D.
put together kites
sewed burlap bags
made blimps
laid railroad tracks
12. Tony decided his puppets needed to be off the ground after
A.
B.
C.
D.
large crowds kept people from seeing the balloons.
children in the crowd tried to hop on some of the balloons.
dirt and litter on the ground damaged some of the balloons.
the police complained that the balloons blocked traffic.
13. Tony _____ when he moved to London.
A.
B.
C.
D.
put on a jester act for the queen
joined a traveling circus
learned about balloon animals
became known for his marionettes
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14. How were Tony's floating balloon puppets different from marionettes?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The controls were put below the puppets.
The puppets did not have faces.
The puppets did not have moving parts.
The puppets were connected with brass wires.
15. When Tony was six-years old, he
A.
B.
C.
D.
became afraid of puppets.
moved to Paris with his family.
was able to skip two grades.
liked playing with marionettes.
16. Why did Macy's want to put on a holiday parade?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The president was going to be visiting New York over the holidays.
Many of their employees were immigrants who missed their traditions.
Macy's wanted to show off their newest products across Manhattan.
One of Macy's competitors was organizing a parade in San Francisco.
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Reading Counts Quiz
Teacher: B Kelly
PROGRESS
MONITORING
Time Period: N/A
Book: Balloons Over Broadway
1. The balloons ended their parade route
D. at Tony's windows at Macy's.
2. Macy's asked Tony to make a puppet parade for
D. their holiday window displays.
3. What changes did Tony make to his balloons to help them float?
B. He had them made of rubberized silk and filled with helium.
4. As a child, Tony rigged up a pulley so he could
A. feed the chickens without getting out of bed.
5. For the first Macy's parade, the department store
B. included animals in from the Central Park Zoo.
6. After Tony's balloon puppets were filled with helium for the parade, he
D. cut them free of the sandbags.
7. When Tony's balloon puppets floated down the streets, they
A. swayed and nodded like real puppets.
8. Macy's asked Tony to help create something spectacular for the parade after
B. the real animals frightened children.
9. What did Tony make for his first Macy's project?
C. He made marionettes of storybook characters.
10. The first balloons Tony made modeled after an Indonesian puppet were
D. propped up by wooden sticks.
11. Tony asked a company that _____ to help him build his giant puppets for the parade.
C. made blimps
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12. Tony decided his puppets needed to be off the ground after
A. large crowds kept people from seeing the balloons.
13. Tony _____ when he moved to London.
D. became known for his marionettes
14. How were Tony's floating balloon puppets different from marionettes?
A. The controls were put below the puppets.
15. When Tony was six-years old, he
D. liked playing with marionettes.
16. Why did Macy's want to put on a holiday parade?
B. Many of their employees were immigrants who missed their traditions.
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