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

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

• When it snowed, people didn't like it.

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

• Then a woman named Mary Anderson solved the problem.

Read this sentence from the text.

The sky was a gray curtain.

What does the sentence mean?

• The sky was very blue.

• The sky was full of snow.

• The sky was cloudy.

• It was raining.

Why does the author compare snow to a white blanket?

• to describe what the snow looks like

• to show how snow makes things difficult

• to describe how the snow smells

• to describe how to drive through snow

What does "snow was a white blanket" mean?

• Snow is very cold on the ground.

• Snow covers the ground completely.

• Snow is only in a few places.

• Snow smells fresh on the ground.

Why does the author state that people had to get out of their car to wipe their windshield?

• to explain why traffic was slow

• to compare windshields to onions

• to list the steps in cleaning a windshield

• to state why it snowed

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 worked well.

• Mary's idea was silly.

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 large.

• His nose and ears were cool.

What happened AS A RESULT of Mary Anderson's invention? Pick two answers.

• Car accidents became more common.

• People did not have to rub onions on their windshields.

• Driving became safer.

• People started using windshield wipers less often.

Mary was cold and wet BECAUSE

• her wipers began to sell.

• people rubbed onions on their windshields.

• snow blanketed the ground.

• she invented something.