Elijah McCoy's Steam Engine-Selection Vocabulary

The word design means to

• make a plan

• cook a meal

• film a movie

• write a letter

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

What does the word simple mean?

• busy

• easy

• messy

• nosy

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The word invention means something that is

• created

• fixed

• prepared

• written

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

If you encouraged a friend, it means you gave him

• comfort

• freedom

• hope

• sympathy

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does quality mean?

• inventions

• solutions

• how difficult something is to make

• how well something is made

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does the word examined mean?

• spoke quietly

• turned loosely

• balanced evenly

• looked at closely

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means almost the SAME as the word solutions?

• substitutes

• answers

• beliefs

• ideas

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In the beginning of the story, why does Elijah think the boss offered him the job of "ashcat" instead of engineer?

• because the boss was not a good engineer

• because the boss was mean to everyone

• because Elijah was not white

• because Elijah was a kid

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In the selection, what is meant by the phrase grease the pig?

• add oil to the engine

• add oil to the oil cup

• heat the water in the boiler

• shovel coal into the firebox

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Why did the train stop frequently?

• The wheels got stuck

• The engine kept falling apart

• There were a lot of stops on the route

• The train stopped whenever the oil ran out

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4