Mary Anderson Questions

Reread the paragraph.

How does the author explain the difficulty in creating the invention of the windshield wiper?

• by explaining why we need windshield wipers

• by listing the steps of creating her inventions

• by describing the effects of her inventions

• by comparing the invention to other inventions

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.8

Reread the paragraph.

The author tells the reader that the streetcar driver had to push open the windshield to see better in snowy weather to explain why____________.

• They needed a windshield wiper.

• It was snowing.

• It was cold.

• The man was an ice cube.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

Reread the paragraph.

The author organizes the paragraph by explaining the reasons __________?

• The windshield wiper worked.

• people didn't own cars.

• driving became safer and easier.

• Mary invented the windshield wiper.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.8

Choose the effects of the windshield wiper.

• Snow and ice get stuck on the windshield

• Didn't need onions

• Stayed warm because they didn't need to open the windshield

• Faces turned to ice cubes

• Traffic was faster

Reread the paragraph. What caused drivers to hop out of their cars in the snow?

• They liked how pretty the snow was.

• The snow on the roads kept them from being able to drive.

• They had reached their destination.

• They needed to wipe off their windshields.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

Why did Mary have a model of her windshield wiper built?

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

What information is gained from the diagram of Mary Anderson's windshield wiper?

• shows the reader how you can move the wiper

• shows the reader Mary using the wiper

• tells the reader how the window moves

• tells the reader which way to move the wiper

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.SL.3.2

What information is gained from both the diagram and text?

• The reader is able to learn how the driver uses the wiper from inside the car.

• The reader is able to see the wiper being used from inside the car.

• The reader is able to look at Mary's design and the driver using it.

• The reader knows why it is a simple design.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.SL.3.2