Elijah McCoy

Which sentence gives the best reason why Elijah's parents came to Canada on the Underground Railroad?

• They enjoyed riding on railroads and visiting people.

• They wanted Elijah to become a mechanical engineer.

• They wanted to escape from slavery and have a better life.

• They wanted to send Elijah to Scotland to become an inventor.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.8

Reread the paragraph.

The author shows that Elijah's ability to fix machines led him to....?

• study in Scotland

• want to become a mechanical engineer.

• fix his father's mower

• save money for school

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

Reread the page.

What does the phrase "You grease the pig." mean?

• to shovel coal into the firebox

• to be a train engineer

• to oil the train wheels and bearings

• to be an ashcat

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

Read the paragraph. Why does the author write about Elijah's oil cup invention?

• to compare his invention with other oil cup inventions

• to list the steps of how Elijah attached the cup to the engine

• to explain how the metal cup worked

• to show how the boss felt about Elijah's invention

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CCSS.RI.3.1

Reread the page. What happened as a result of Elijah's invention of the oil cup? Pick two choices.

• Elijah worked on engine inventions all his life

• The grease monkeys were safe now

• Elijah sold his invention for a lot of money

• Elijah became very rich

• Train travel was faster

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.3

Why does the author tell the reader about "The Real McCoy?"

• to explain how Elijah's oil cup worked

• to explain why Elijah McCoy's oil cup was the best

• to explain how other inventors copied Elijah's oil cup.

• to explain how engineer found Elijah's oil cup

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

Which evidence supports the idea that Elijah's oil cup was best?

• Have you ever heard someone say that they want the "real McCoy?"

• It means that they want the real thing-no knockoffs, no substitutes

• Other inventors copied Elijah McCoy's oil cup, but their drip cups didn't work as well

• When engineers wanted to make sure they got the best oil cup, they asked for the real McCoy.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2