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Helisking (Diane Bailey)

Get ready for extreme winter fun in Helisking (Diane Bailey). This thrilling book shows skiers jumping out of helicopters to ski down snowy mountains. Children will learn about the deep snow and the brave athletes who do this sport. The clear text is perfect for kids practicing their reading skills. It is an action-packed book for anyone who loves the snow.

Lexile: 690L

Quiz

Câu 1: Where does this story take place?

New ZealandCaliforniaAustraliaJapan

Câu 2: How would Mitch get to the top of the mountain?

by helicopterby trekkingby riding in a snow mobileby skiing

Câu 3: What does it mean when it says it was "every skier's dream"?

this part of the story takes place in a dreamthe conditions were frightening and dangerousthe conditions were not favorablethe conditions were exactly what a skier would want

Câu 4: What type of text is seen in this opening chapter?

a poema discussiona recounta procedure

Câu 5: Which of the following is opposite in meaning to the word _loose_?

baggyfinddiscovertight

Câu 6: "He was in a remote mountain in New Zealand." What is the meaning of the word _remote_?

populatedsafeisolatedpretty

Quiz

Câu 1: What is off-piste skiing?

skiing on a trail that has been marked for skiersskiing in a foreign countryskiing illegallyskiing on trail that has not been marked

Câu 2: Where did Hans Gmoser grow up?

AustraliaCanadaAustriaNew Zealand

Câu 3: What does it mean to "take something up a notch"?

to make it more intense or difficultto make it easierto quit somethingto dream about something

Câu 4: What are the numbers under Hans Gmoser's name?

the years he was involved in heliskiingthe years he invented heliskiingthe years he lived in Canadathe years of his birth and death

Câu 5: Which word is opposite to the word _expert_?

enthusiastfollowerprofessionalbeginner

Câu 6: Which of the following is opposite in meaning to the word _confident_?

courageousjealousinterestednervous

Quiz

Câu 1: What is the name given to melted, heavy, wet snow?

slushcrudicepowder

Câu 2: How do skiers decide which way to go down the mountain?

by following a trail left by other skiersby studying the best way to goby following markers placed down the mountainby using a compass

Câu 3: What does the text mean when it says skiers "make the bumps work for them"?

they do not see them and have a fallthey are careful around themthey trip over themthey use them to go faster or jump or to help them turn

Câu 4: "Get ready to jump!" Why does the text use an exclamation point here?

because it wants the reader to yell this phrasebecause it wants the reader to whisper this phrasebecause it is excitingbecause it is a joke

Câu 5: What is an _avalanche_?

a very tall mountaina time when no rain falls and the ground dries outa mass of snow, rocks and ice, tumbling down a mountainsidea deluge of water

Câu 6: What is _air time_ in a jump?

the time just before the skier jumpsthe time when the skier hits the ground againthe time when the skier is not touching the groundthe temperature of the air

Quiz

Câu 1: Which part of the rocker ski rests on the ground?

the edgesthe middlethe backthe tip

Câu 2: What does a transceiver do?

it provides fresh water to someone trapped in the snowit makes the skier go fasterit sends out an electrical signal that helps rescuers find missing people in the snowit keep the person who is trapped in the snow warm

Câu 3: Why is rescuing heliskiers more difficult than regular skiers?

they wear darker clothes which are harder to see from the airthey are in hard-to-reach places on the mountainthey are less professionalthey have less survival equipment

Câu 4: Which word from the text makes the noise it is describing (which is called onomatopoeia)?

avalanche!snowriskcrack!

Câu 5: Add a prefix to the word _stable_ to create a word opposite in meaning.

unexantiin

Câu 6: "Skiers wear goggles to cut the glare..." What is _glare_?

a wet patch of snowharsh, bright lightdarknessdrizzle

Quiz

Câu 1: What is the World Heli Challenge?

a displaya toura contesta fundraiser

Câu 2: Where do skiers go for very high, steep peaks?

New ZealandAfricaAlaskaAustralia

Câu 3: What does it mean when it says Ingrid's family "hit the slopes almost every weekend"?

they went ice skating almost every weekendthey had falls on the snow almost every weekendthey helped to compact the snow by hitting it with shovels every weekendthey went skiing almost every weekend

Câu 4: In the title "Hot Spots for Cold Sports", what does it mean by the term "hot spot"?

the best placethe warmest placean unusually warm patch in an otherwise cold environmenta dangerous place

Câu 5: What is a _daredevil_?

a person who is very cautiousa person who takes big risksa person who is evila person who dares other people to do dangerous things

Câu 6: Which word from the text is a compound word?

pilotchallengesridingdaredevil