Major Taylor: Champion Cyclist

Which word has almost the same meaning as the wrod aristocracy?

• celebrity

• commoner

• executive

• nobility

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does the word prominent mean?

• difficult to see

• well known

• easily overlooked

• difficult to understand

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word adept?

• awkward

• exposed

• rural

• skilled

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does the word prevail mean?

• to aspire

• to explain

• to succeed

• to question

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word spectators?

• judges

• observers

• participants

• winners

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does the word perseverance mean?

• a steady course of action

• a difficult part of a journey

• a repetitive process of renewal

• a state characterized by being drowsy

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word has the opposite meaning of the word collective?

• communal

• diplomatic

• individual

• ivestigative

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word has the almost the same meaning of the word trailblazer?

• adventurer

• follower

• leader

• participant

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What happened when Tom Hay and Bert Willits saw MArshall Taylor doing tricks on his bicycle?

• They offered him a job

• They told him to stay away

• They gave him bike-riding lessons

• They made him a professional cyclist

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How did Marshall get the nickname "Major Taylor"?

• Crowds thought he was larger than life

• Crowds thought he worked as hard as a soldier

• Crowds though his uniform looked like a military uniform

• Crowds though he commanded attention like a major in the army

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2