Windowshields RI7.6

Why does the author of “Windshield Wipers—Mary Anderson” include the opening story about Mary Anderson’s trip to New York City?

• A. to explain where Anderson got her idea

• B. to illustrate how inventors practice what they do

• C. to describe the problems the engineers faced in their designs

• D. to predict the success Anderson would have with her invention

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2. With which statement would the author of “Windshield Wipers—Mary Anderson” MOST LIKELY agree?

• A. Ideas can often be inspired through other people.

• B. Useful advances are often the result of much research.

• C. The success of a new idea is best predicted by the public’s first response.

• D. Sometimes people benefit from the work of those that came before them.

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3. Why did the author describe Mary Anderson’s 1902 streetcar ride in New York City?

• A. to show that Anderson was qualified to be an engineer

• B. to explain why Anderson had traveled to New York City

• C. to show the circumstances that inspired Anderson’s invention

• D. to prove that Anderson’s patent was awarded for an original idea

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4. What is the purpose of this passage?

• A. to show how to fill out a patent application

• B. to explain what it is like to be a streetcar driver

• C. to persuade readers to create their own inventions

• D. to tell how windshield wipers were first invented

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5. Read this sentence from the passage. This was used, she writes, “to provide means for maintaining a uniform pressure upon the glass throughout the entire area swept by my improved window-cleaning device.” In which sentence does uniform have the SAME meaning as used in the sentence above?

• A. Savion could not play in the basketball game because he left his uniform at home.

• B. The factory worker made sure all the toy cars produced on the assembly line were uniform

• C. Hana’s uniform kindness to every student earned her the title of “Friendliest in the Seventh Grade.”

• D. The employees of “Hill’s Diner” must all dress in a uniform manner: black pants, white shirt, and a purple vest.

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6. The use of the word greeted in Paragraph 2 makes the statement

• A. humorous.

• B. sarcastic.

• C. incorrect.

• D. historic.

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7. Read the sentence from the passage. The invention would not only improve conditions for all drivers, but would save countless lives as well. What does the word countless mean, as used in the sentence?

• A. regardless

• B. frequent

• C. limitless

• D. complicated

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8. Read the sentence from Paragraph 1 of “Windshield Wipers—Mary Anderson.” Hoping to catch the sights and escape the blustery cold, Mary Anderson of Birmingham, Alabama, climbed aboard a New York City streetcar. What does the author mean by the phrase “catch the sights”?

• A. find a place to stay warm

• B. travel quickly

• C. see things out of a window

• D. tour the city

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