Informational Text Passage-Frederick M. Jones, inventor

Which sentence from the passage BEST supports the idea that Frederick M. Jones is admired for his work?

• By age 14 he was repairing cars at the garage.

• In 1940 Jones patented a truck refrigeration unit.

• Jones was able to use his refrigeration inventions to help the United States military.

• He was inducted into the Minnesota Inventors Hall of Fame.

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Paragraphs 3 and 5 are MOSTLY about

• Jones’ interest in taking things apart as a young child.

• Jones’ work before he took an interest in refrigeration.

• Jones’ ability to improve the automobiles of his time.

• Jones’ job in a local movie house.

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Which type of evidence did the author use to show how talented Frederick Jones was?

• percentages of patents he had

• examples of his different types of work

• conversations with his coworkers

• repetition of one story from different view points

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What happened as a result of Frederick Jones’ conversation with a truck driver?

• The driver joined the Thermo King Corporation.

• Thermo King Corporation hired Frederick Jones.

• The driver lost a truck load of chickens in the heat.

• Frederick Jones developed the idea of truck refrigeration.

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How does the opening paragraph persuade the reader that Jones’ inventions were important?

• It lists the ways he improved many different widely used machines.

• It invites an imaginary visit into the laboratory where he worked.

• It counts the many types of businesses that benefited from his work.

• It describes a way everyday life was very different in earlier times.

How does the author organize MOST of the passage?

• by presenting events in Jones’ life in chronological order

• by comparing Jones’ work to the work of other inventors

• by listing Jones’ inventions from least important to most important

• by describing Jones’ efforts to obtain patents for his inventions

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Read the sentence from the passage.

Jones kept improving his invention.

Based on this sentence, which word BEST describes Jones?

• satisfied

• nervous

• industrious

• careless

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What does the author use to show the importance of Jones’ inventions to people living in the northern United States?

• direct quotations

• metaphors

• regional details

• repetition of events

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According to the passage, which job helped Jones the MOST with his career as an inventor?

• janitor

• soldier

• movie operator

• auto mechanic

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Why did the author MOST LIKELY write the passage “Frederick M. Jones, Inventor”?

• to present facts about Jones and his work

• to explain how Jones invented refrigerated trucks

• to offer an opinion about the refrigeration company Jones owned

• to tell a story about Jones and a chicken farmer

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