April Fish, April Fools

April Fish, April Fools

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the passage?

• A first day of April has always been a young people's holiday.

• There are many words for fool, including "gob," "noodle," and "gowk."

• April Fool's Day has been celebrated for a long time in many different ways.

• The people of Gotham started April Fool's Day by playing tricks on the king.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence from paragraph 1 of the passage.

They tried to drown an eel, confined a bird in a topless cage, and rolled cheeses down hills.

What do the letters less in the word topless mean?

• Without

• To make

• Relating to

• In the direction of

Multiple Choice

Which meaning fits the way common is used in the following sentence from paragraph 2 of the passage?

• Occurring or found often

• Showing a lack of good taste

• Ordinary; without special rank or status

• Belonging to or shared by two or more people

Multiple Choice

French children shout "Poisson d'Avril, or "April Fish," on April Fool's Day because--

• they tape paper fish to their friends' backs

• they wear fish disguises to trick their friends

• the words for "fish" and "fool" are the same in France

• eels are a kind of fish that people used to trick King John

Multiple Choice

The trick that involves the "kick me" sign was started by the -

• British

• Polish

• Portuguese

• Scottish

Multiple Choice

The "Annual Ceremony of Washing the Lions" is a (n)--

• event that did not really happen

• way that children tricked their parents

• trick that involved people trading places

• example of a dangerous April Fool's Day trick

Multiple Choice

A British television station played a prank about--

• hen's teeth

• left-handed hamburgers

• lion-washing

• spaghetti trees

Multiple Choice

The author's purpose for writing this passage is to --

• teach readers how people in ancient cultures lived

• entertain readers with made-up stories about pranks

• inform readers about the history of April Fool's Day

• tell readers how to plan

Multiple Choice

What does the author most likely think about April Fool's Day?

• April Fool's Day should only be celebrated by children.

• The media and the Internet have ruined the fun of April Fool's Day

• People should have fun with the holiday but be careful not to get tricked.

• The holiday has been around too long and should not be celebrated any longer.

Multiple Choice

The photo of the little girl standing in the city of Copenhagen on April Fool's Day.

This picture was most likely included in the passage to show--

• a young girl escaping from an accident.

• an April Fool's trick staged in Copenhagen, Denmark

• a serious accident that happened in Copenhagen, Denmark

• damage that happened during a war in Copenhagen, Denmark