The Man Who Has Saved Millions Storyworks Feb. 2023

Hotspot

Which is the title?

Hotspot

Which is the subtitle?

Hotspot

Who wrote the story?

Hotspot

If the pictures are drawn, who drew them?

Dropdown

​

Select answer

needed help ​

Select answer

there had been a ​

Select answer

that ​

Select answer

​

Select answer

.

Multiple Select

Read the first section. Why did officials call Garrett Morgan for help instead of calling a rescue worker or firefighter?

(Choose 2.)

• Officials called Garrett Morgan for help because he was an

  inventor.

• They thought his latest invention might help save the lives of the people

  trapped in the tunnel.

• Officials called Garrett Morgan because he was a rescue worker and firefighter.

• They thought he would be able to instruct and guide the rescuers and firefighters to help free the those who were trapped.

• Officials called rescue workers and fire fighters instead of Garrett Morgan.

Multiple Choice

How does the story begin?

• A. Garrett Morgan invented a new traffic

  signal.

• B. Morgan opened his own clothing shop.

• C. Morgan was born in Kentucky in 1877.

• D. Morgan was asked to help out after a

  tunnel explosion.

Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer to the following question:

Which sentence describes something that is run-down?

• a. The old seesaw was no longer safe to use.

• b. The new swings gleamed in the sun.

• c. My mom's new car is used, but it looks like new on the inside.

• d. The large house was well taken care of.

Labelling

Label.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

paragraph

picture

heading

Multiple Choice

Why does the author include the heading, "Always Learning?"

• The author includes the heading to tell what the introduction or beginning section is about.

• The author includes the heading so the reader will be able to quickly find information about Garrett Morgan's education.

• The author includes the heading so that the reader will know where Garrett Morgan lived.

• The author included the heading so that the reader will know what Garrett Morgan looked like.

Multiple Choice

What detail does the picture add to this story?

• The picture tells what the introduction or beginning section is about.

• The picture tells where to quickly find information about Garrett Morgan's education.

• The picture show the reader where Garrett Morgan lived.

• The picture shows what Garrett Morgan looked like.

Multiple Choice

Why does the author include the heading, "Always Learning?"

• The author includes the heading to tell what the introduction or beginning section is about.

• The author includes the heading so the reader will be able to quickly find information about Garrett Morgan's education.

• The author includes the heading so that the reader will know where Garrett Morgan lived.

• The author included the heading so that the reader will know what Garrett Morgan looked like.

Drag and Drop

This picture is an ​

Placeholder

.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

illustration

photograph

illustrator

author

Match

Match the following

picture that shows a 1911 factory fire in New York City (the problem)

caption that tells about the problem

picture that shows the solution (safety hood)

caption that tells the solution

• picture that shows a 1911 factory fire in New York City (the problem)

• caption that tells about the problem

• picture that shows the solution (safety hood)

• caption that tells the solution

Match

Match the following

picture that shows the problem

caption that tells the problem

caption that tells the solution

picture that shows the solution

• picture that shows the problem

• caption that tells the problem

• caption that tells the solution

• picture that shows the solution

Multiple Choice

Why did Morgan quit school?

• He didn't like school.

• His parents made a lot of money, and he wanted to stay home and invent helpful new devices.

• He didn't quit school.

• He quit to help his family earn money.

• He kept on learning.

Drag and Drop

​

Placeholder

that ​

Placeholder

affected the lives of Black people were that it ​

Placeholder

to ​

Placeholder

and ​

Placeholder

from working in many jobs.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Two ways

segregation

forced them

attend separate schools and churches

prevented them

Multiple Choice

Which question can be answered by this paragraph?

• What was Morgan's motivation for taking things apart?

• How did Morgan's family feel about his curiosity about the world around him?

• What did Morgan do to earn money?

• What did Morgan think when he made things himself?

Hotspot

Which word gives a character trait of Morgan.

Hotspot

Which sentence tells why Morgan moved to Ohio?

Multiple Choice

Which of these senteces best supports the idea that Morgan was creative?

• He found a job working at a clothing factory.

• Morgan worked long hours.

• Before long, he invented a new way to keep the machines from breaking.

• Word spread that Morgan could fix almost anything.

Multiple Choice

Look back at the section "Very Successful," and choose the best answer to fill in the blank.

The author uses the words determined and creative to _______________.

• show why Morgan quit school

• describe Morgan

• tell how Morgan got his job at the clothing factory

• give a hint about Morgan's life

Multiple Choice

What do we find in this paragraph that shows this story is non-ficiton?

• table of contents

• heading

• caption

• dates (facts)

Multiple Choice

Which would be a good question to ask after reading this paragraph?

• How did Morgan become successful?

• How did Morgan feel about having the time and money to work on an invention?

• What was the important invention Morgan started working on?

• Did the new invention work?

Hotspot

Why did firefighters in the early 1900s often choke on smoke before they were able to rescue people?

Choose the selection that answers this quesiton.

Hotspot

Who did Morgan want to help breathe?

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

Persistent is a ____________ used to describe Morgan.

• character

• fact

• heading

• character trait

Multiple Choice

Which would be a synonym of the word bizarre as it is used in the story?

• weird

• lovely

• bad

• persistent

Multiple Choice

What did the tubes on the safety hood do?

• The tubes looked like an elephant's trunk.

• The tubes fit over a firefighter's head.

• The tubes stretched down to the floor where the air was the cleanest.

• During a fire, smoke and heat rise.

Multiple Choice

What did Morgan call his invention?

• the elephant hat

• the lifesaver

• the safety hood

• the best invention

Drag and Drop

Morgan and the other workers raced into the tunnel to ​

Placeholder

who were ​

Placeholder

because of an ​

Placeholder

.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

rescue men

trapped

explosion

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

What information does the picture contribute (add to) the text?

• It shows what the hood looked like.

• It shows how the men were rescued.

• It shows the tunnel where the explosion happened.

• It shows that Morgan was brilliant and creative.

Multiple Choice

Why did Morgan invent a new traffic signal?

• He saw a girl get injured in a car crash caused by messy traffic.

• He came up with a traffic signal that stopped cars on both sides of the street.

• The traffic signal gave people a chance to cross the street when no cars were moving.

Open Ended

How might our world be different today if Garrett Morgan had not been so curious and determined?