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MARY ANDERSON'S GREAT INVENTION

Authored by Sue Graham

English

3rd Grade

CCSS covered

Used 2+ times

MARY ANDERSON'S GREAT INVENTION
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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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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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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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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.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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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.

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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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.

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