All Aboard!: Elijah McCoy's Steam Engine

In the beginning of the story, why does Elijah think the boss offered him the job of "ashcat" instead of engineer?

• because the boss was not a good engineer

• because the boss was mean to everyone

• because Elijah had to prove himself first

• because Elijah was a kid

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

In the selection, what is meant by the phrase grease the pig?

• add oil to the engine

• add oil to the oil cup

• heat the water in the boiler

• shovel coal into the firebox

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Why did the train stop frequently?

• The wheels got stuck.

• The engine kept falling apart.

• There were a lot of stops on the route.

• The train stopped whenever the oil ran out.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

What did Elijah McCoy invent that made train travel faster and safer?

• an oil cup

• quicker wheels

• a larger firebox

• an efficient engine

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CCSS.RI.3.1

What is the MAIN idea of the selection?

• Elijah McCoy's oil cup worked!

• Elijah McCoy filed 57 patents during his lifetime.

• Elijah McCoy's oil cup made train travel faster and safer.

• Elijah McCoy followed his dream his entire life and it led him to great inventions.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.SL.3.2

The word design means to

• make a plan

• cook a meal

• film a movie

• write a letter

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.4

What does the word simple mean?

• busy

• easy

• messy

• nosy

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The word invention means something that is

• fixed

• prepared

• created

• written

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CCSS.RI.3.4

What does the word examined mean?

• spoke quietly

• turned loosely

• looked at closely

• balanced evenly

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which word means almost the SAME as the word solutions?

• skills

• ideas

• beleifs

• answers

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5C