Stated Practice 3

Which of the following is mentioned in the passage as a way that Colorado River water gets to the Southwest?

• By truck

• In bottles

• In wells

• Through canals

According to the passage, the

Imperial Valley...

• Is a desert today

• Is located in Colorado

• Produces a lot of agricultural

  goods

• Does not require irrigation

According to the passage, what happened as the temperature on Earth increased?

• The hair on the head began to thin out

• The hair on the body remained the same

• The hair on the body got thicker

• The hair on the body began to thin out

The author indicates that one of the purposes of hair on the head is to...

• Fill up pillows

• Help heat escape through the scalp

• Ensure that the head is warm

• Make it easier to think

According to the passage, in what year did the invention of the phonograph occur?

• 1876

• 1877

• 1878

• Not mentioned by the article

What was Edison working on when he created the phonograph?

• A telegraph repeater

• A telegraph diaphragm

• A telephone repeater

• A telephone diaphragm

According to the passage, how was the phonograph made?

• With a telephone needle and a recorder

• From a recording of a telegraph

• With only a telegraph repeater

• From a combination of telephone and telegraph parts

According to the passage, how did Edison test his new invention?

• He made improvements to the machine

• He used a carbon transmitter

• He read a children’s rhyme

• He reproduced the audience’s voice

The passage indicates that the plane was designed?

• As a cargo plane

• As a racing plane

• To carry wood

• For exhibition

The Spruce Goose is constructed

from...

• Wood

• Lightweight metal

• Plastic

• Steel