3rd Grade Unit 1, Week 4- MARY ANDERSON'S GREAT INVENTION

Which two sentences gives the best reason why drivers used to rub their windshields with an onion?

• Cars were not as fast back then.

• The oil from the onion would repel water when it rained.

• Cars used to be very noisy.

• Cars didn't have windshield wipers.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Which part of the paragraph states why drivers rubbed their windshield with an onion?

• When it rained, drivers rubbed their windshields with an onion.

• Nothing else worked.

• It wasn't the best solution, but there were no better substitutes.

• The oil from the onion would repel, or keep off, rain and sleet.

• Then as woman named Mary Anderson solved the problem.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Read this sentence from the text.

The sky was a gray curtain.

What does the sentence mean?

• The sky was bright.

• The sky was full of snow.

• The sky was cloudy.

• It was raining.

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Why does the author explain what happened when it rained?

• to explain why people used onions

• to explain why cars were noisy

• to explain why cars were fast

• to explain why cars were slow

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Why does the author compare snow to a blanket?

• to show what the snow looks like

• to show how the snow feels

• to show how the snow smells

• to show how to drive in snow

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What does "snow was a white blanket" mean?

• Snow is very cold on the ground.

• Snow covers the ground completely.

• Snow looks very white on the ground.

• Snow smells fresh on the ground.

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

At the end of page 72, why does the author write about cars stopping to wipe their windshields? Pick two choices.

• to explain why traffic was slow

• to compare windshields to onions

• to list the steps to cleaning a windshield

• to show why people got out of their cars

• to state why it snowed

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Read this sentence from the text.

Mary's idea was a gem!

What does this sentence mean?

• Mary's idea did not work.

• Mary's idea was worked well.

• Mary's idea was new.

• Mary's idea was silly.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

How does the author connect Anderson's invention of the windshield wipers to the fact that it took people years to start using them?

• by comparing the two events

• by listing the reasons why the events happened

• by describing the cause of both events

• by explaining how one event caused the other

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Read this sentence from the text.

Soon his nose and ears were ice cubes.

What does "nose and ears were ice cubes" mean?

• His nose and ears were very cold.

• His nose and ears were melting.

• His nose and ears were in pain.

• His nose ears were cool.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4