The Future of Transportation

How does the author's purpose in "Autos Advance" develop the passage?

• The passage describes how automobiles are made

• The passage provides examples of the kinds of different electric vehicles

• The passage gives the reader an entertaining view about cars of the future

• The passage explains how automatic vehicles are safer and save energy

Read this sentence from the passage:

"16 percent of motor vehicle crashes are due to drivers' inattention."

The Latin prefix in- means "opposite of." What does inattention mean as it is used in the sentence?

• distracted

• working together

• safety

• perform better

Which claim from "Autos Advance" best express the development of the central idea?

• Of course, public transportation has its good points." (paragraph 2)

• "Some people fear these kinds of cars will cause more accidents." (paragraph 5)

• "They must be plugged in to recharge." (caption)

• "Cars are the best way to travel." (paragraph 1)

Read this sentence from the passage:

"What is the reasoning behind building these automatic cars?."

The Latin prefix auto- means "self." What does automatic mean as it is used in the sentence?

• building

• expensive

• self driving

• self cleaning

What phrase from the text "Autos Advance" supports your answer from the previous question?

• "new types"

• "driverless cars"

• "avoid other cars"

• "energy-efficient"

How does the author use the section heading "Going Green" to contribute to the meaning of the passage?

• The heading provides reasons why public transportation is better than cars

• The heading provides examples of different kinds of electric cars

• The heading makes a statement and the author provides evidence of how electric cars are better

• The heading asks a question and the author provides reasons why the color of a car is important

What was the author's purpose for including this photo in the text? Select two reasons.

• To show how cars can cause traffic jams

• To show how public transportation can cause traffic problems

• To compare the size of trains to the size of cars

• To describe how trains run on gas while cars run on electricity

• To explain how public transportation could be faster than cars

Choose the heading from the passage that each sentence supports

• Speed Thrills

• public transportation produces far less greenhouse gas emissions

• Less Pollution

• They can travel at 150 mph or more!

• Less Oil

• 70% of oil is used for transportation

Based on the evidence in "The Rail Way" select three pieces of evidence that support the author's claim that public transportation is the way to go.

• "About 4.2 billion gallons of oil are saved each year thanks to the people who take transportation"

• "Public transportation reduces emissions of carbon monoxide..."

• "It would take billions of dollars to build a high-speed system."

• "Accidents involving fast trains would be terrible."

• "High-speed trains also run on electricity, which would reduce pollution."

Select two details that belong in a summary of the passage "Autos Advance"

• In 1975 cars averaged 13.1 miles per gallon.

• Some engineers are trying to make public transportation even safer.

• Cars are more comfortable, take us where we want to go, when we want to go.

• Driverless cars and energy-efficient cars will offer improved transportation down the road

• Electric cars run on batteries that emit not carbon dioxide.