Inferences: The Harvest Brigade of 1944 and A Different Waiting

The reader can conclude that Joe Tucker...

• Served as a mechanic in the armed forces

• used creative thinking to solve a problem

• worked on a farm as a young boy

• was concerned with making a profit

The author includes the map to show...

• how many combines were used in the country

• the locations of Massey-Harris factories

• where most Americans lived during World War II

• the areas that benefited most from the combine

Which of the following is the best summary of paragraphs 2 and 3?

• Americans were struggling during World War II. Good workers had left to serve in the war. Steel was difficult to get because it was needed for important war purpose. But a smart man named Joe Tucker had an idea.

• Joe Tucker had an idea to help Americans harvest the fields full of crops without using the steel and the gas needed for war products. During World War II, it was difficult to harvest the grain because most of the workers left to serve in the war.

• During World War II, there weren't enough people or working machines to harvest the crops because so many had left to serve their country and materials were needed for war products. Americans needed the crops. Fortunately, Joe Tucker had an idea.

• During World War II, harvesting grain for bread had been a challenge. There were not enough workers to complete the harvest. The existing machines were old and damaged. The available steel was needed for making tanks, planes, and other war products. Joe Tucker had an idea.

Which word in paragraph 4 best helps the reader understand the meaning of the word proposal in paragraph 5?

Which sentence from the text supports the idea that Marvin Otto is a patient man?

• He had waited like this many times before but for different reasons. (Paragraph 1)

• He had time to plow ditches and set fires between them to take away the fuel of the flames. (Paragraph 4)

• He bought hundreds of acres of the land that others had given up on years before. (Paragraph 5)

• He spent time in his knees, saying thanks. (Paragraph 5)

The farm setting impact the events of the plot because Marvin Otto is...

• Focused on protecting his land

• helpless against natural events

• concerned about the future

• tired of the power of nature

Read this sentence from paragraph 3.

He expected the locusts to come in a great black cloud, blocking the sun.

The author includes the imagery in this sentence to suggest...

• that a storm is coming

• the brightness of the sun

• the immense number of locusts

• that the locusts are loud

In paragraph 2, the suffix -ity helps the reader determine the words maturity means...

• the quality of being mature

• a person who feels mature

• without feeling mature

• able to mature

How are both texts organized? What two quotes provide evidence to support your answer?

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological Order

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

Which phrases from the texts provides evidence to support your answer to the previous question(question 9)? Select two correct answers.

• "Americans needed grain" (The American Harvest Brigade of 1944, paragraph 3)

• "the harvest brigade of 1944 began" (The harvest Brigade of 1944, paragraph 5)

• "much faster then ever before" (The Harvest Brigade of 1944, paragraph 6)

• "In the tenth year" (A Different Waiting , paragraph 3)

• "the world had failed him" (A Different Waiting, paragraph 6)