R.I. 7.3 Reteach

RI 7.3 Reteach

 Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text.

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Why were experts not needed in Ford's factory line?

• Workers were not as well trained as they needed to be.

• Cars were not as difficult to drive.

• Cars were simpler to make

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Why did Henry Ford change the way his cars were made?

• The other factories were selling more cars.

• He wanted to make a car that most people could buy.

• The other factories had better tools.

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Ford could build cars more quickly because

• the cars moved from worker to worker on a line

• he hired very skilled people to work for him

• his cars were simpler to build than other cars

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Why was President Lincoln important to building the railroad?

• He refused to pay the railroad companies until it was complete.

• He created a way to pay for the first cross-country railroad.

• He believed completing the railroad was very important.

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The two railroad companies started in two different locations so they could

• meet in the middle

• be near each other

• use the same materials

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Why did the two railroad companies refuse to connect the railroad?

• They could not agree on where to meet.

• They were too far from each other.

• They wanted to keep making money.

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The money the government paid for each mile of track caused the two companies to

• disagree on where the two paths should meet.

• end the project early, so they could get paid sooner.

• lay as much track as possible.

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What happened as a result of completing the railroad?

• Travelers traveled from coast to coast more quickly.

• The two railroad companies made a lot of money.

• The government took charge of the railroad.

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An important contrast in the passage is between

• the two presidents who started and ended the project.

• the time it took to cross the country before and after railroads were built.

• the two railroad companies who built the tracks.