"Inventions in Everyday Life"

According to the passage, what invention in the late nineteenth century made it easier to keep homes clean?

• piped water and detergents

• refrigerators and television

• sewers and vacuum cleaners

• piped water and sewers

Compared to electrical appliances of the past, todays appliances are -

• bigger

• cheaper

• safer

• cleaner

This passage would most likely be found in

• a magazine

• an atlas

• a thesaurus

• a newspaper

Which one if these is the best paraphrase of the section "the Kitchen"?

• Today we have many improved ways to preserve food, including preservatives, fridges, and freezers. These items have for the most part replaced the older methods of drying, smoking, pickling, and salting food.

• The French chef, Nicolas Appert (1750-1841) invented tinning, which to this day remains a very popular way of preserving food. Until gas cookers became cheap and popular in the 1870s, people had cooking fires.

• Methods such as refrigeration and tinning have replaced older ways of preserving food and today allow people to shop far less often. Gas and electric stoves as well as microwaves have replaced cooking fires.

• In the past, shopping had to be done daily, as not all foods could be preserved with the methods available, which included smoking and salting. Microwaves are very popular today but were not invented until 1967.

Which of these best describes how this passage is organized?

• by type of invention

• by cause and effect

• by topic

• in chronological order

Which two sentences best explain the purpose of Paragraph 1?

• to support the author's opinion of major inventions

• to explain how life has changed over time

• to explain the author's interest in the subject

• to introduce the main topic to the reader

• to describe the main problem in the article

Look at this chart based on the information in the article. Which sentence best fits in the blank?

• People lit lamps at night.

• People washed their clothes by hand.

• People use electric light.

• Pipes and cables supply gas and electricity.

Which of the following correctly represents the order in which these appliances were invented?

• cool-fired range, gas cooker, electric range, microwave

• gas cooker, coal-fired range, microwave, electric range

• coal-fired range, microwave, gas cooker, electric range

• electric range, coal-fired range, gas cooker, microwave

What is the central idea of the article?

• Inventions made life easier.

• Inventions mad people lazier.

• Inventions have harmed many people.

• Inventions have eliminated many jobs.

How does the author develop the central idea throughout the article?

• by telling readers that some inventions people used were defective and dangerous

• by describing the ways people used to store food and clean their homes

• by explaining that people no longer leave their homes to entertain themselves

• by showing readers why people stopped going shopping every day