Read the sentence from the passage.
Unlike other circus acts, the clowns focused on the audience and their feelings.
What is the meaning of the word acts in the sentence?
Learning to Be a Clown
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English
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3rd Grade
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Janie Hamby
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Read the sentence from the passage.
Unlike other circus acts, the clowns focused on the audience and their feelings.
What is the meaning of the word acts in the sentence?
A. bills and laws
B. parts of a play
C. performances in a show
D. to behave in a particular way
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following events from the passage happened last?
A. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey's Circus was running out of clowns.
B. Irvin Feld decided to start Clown College to solve the problem.
C. At the college, students learned to juggle, walk on stilts, and ride a unicycle.
D. The circus took Clown College on the road.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why did Irvin Feld decide to start Clown College?
A. He wanted to visit hospitals
B. He wanted to learn to be a clown.
C. He thought it would be funny to have a school for clowns.
D. He needed more clowns for his circus.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
PART A:
What is one conclusion about what it takes to become a clown?
A. It requires physical skills
B. It takes a lot of money
C. It takes a sense of humor
D. It requires moving to Florida
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
PART B:
Which details from the passage support your answer to PART A.
CHOOSE TWO ANSWERS!
A. The college was located in Venice, FL.
B. Clown College did not charge a fee to students.
C. They learned to juggle, walk on stilts, and ride unicycles.
D. They learned how to balance, to fall correctly, and to clown around.
E. They even learned how to put on makeup and costumes.
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