vocab
switchback-define
A switchback is a zigzagging path built on a steep slope to make it easier for hikers, bikers, or vehicles to gain or lose elevation by reducing the steepness of the grade.
What happened first
1. Hawk won the race with the new mountain bike from ACME.
2. Hawk breaks into Rival corporation.
1. Hawk won the race with the new mountain bike from ACME.
Main character in the story
Hawk Davidson
What is special about the bike Hawk is riding?
new super light frame.
define prototype
a first, typical or preliminary model of something, especially a machine, from which other forms are developed or copied.
wrapped things up-define
To "wrap things up" is an idiom meaning to conclude, finish, or bring an event, activity, or project to a successful or appropriate end. It can also mean to summarize or provide a concluding statement, often at the end of a meeting, presentation, or report.
What happened first:
1. Hawk accused Sam of stealing.
2. Mick is run off the road in the ACME van.
2. Mick is run off the road in the ACME van.
setting of the story.
ACME company
Rival company
When did Hawk meet Sam?
When they were in High School
define adversaries
one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.
Rival-define
Double the points
a person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity.
Name of the company in the story
What happened first:
1. Hawk jumps off the roof of the Rival company with the ACME mountain bike.
2.Hawk hurts his leg and the mountain bike is bent.
1. Hawk jumps off the roof of the Rival company with the ACME mountain bike.
Is this book fiction or nonfiction?
Double the points
Fiction- not real
What kind of athletes are Hawk and Sam?
extreme sport athletes
define competitor
a person who takes part in an athletic contest.
stunned-define
"Rival stunned" refers to the term from the game Marvel Rivals, where characters are temporarily immobilized or incapacitated by a crowd-control ability, leaving them unable to act or deal damage.
What happened first:
1.Hawk eats a power bar.
2. Sam sees Hawk in the Rival building.
1.Hawk eats a power bar.
Who are some of the other characters in the story.
Samantha Turner-friend/rival
Bosses from ACME
Mick-van driver, helicopter pilot
Why was the mountain bike Hawk used in the competition top secret?
ACME was testing out a new lighter frame and was going to put out new mountain bikes if the bikes worked well.
define extreme
puzzled-define
feeling or showing confusion because something is difficult to understand.
What happened first:
1.The bike riders started to chase Hawk.
2. Hawk rides off the building with a parachute.
2. Hawk rides off the building with a parachute.
Name three problems and their answers.
1. The ACME bike is stolen
2. Hawk first blames Sam for stealing it.
3. How does Hawk get the bike back?
1. Hawk breaks in to get the bike back.
2. Sam and Hawk make up as friends.
3. Hawk gets on the bike and rides it off the roof with a parachute.
Was it ok for Hawk to steal back the bike?
Answers will vary.
ACME define
Worth double the points
the point at which someone or something is best, perfect, or most successful.
Apex, climax, culmination, peak, pinnacle, and summit. While all these words mean "the highest point