Use student magazine "Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin" on page 6:

According to the timeline, which statement is true?

• Eli Whitney files for a patent after he designs the cotton gin.

• Eli Whitney graduated from college after he designed the cotton gin.

• Eli Whitney graduated from college after he files for a patent.

• Eli Whitney dies before he files for a patent.

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Use student magazine "Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin" on page 6:

This question has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B.

Part A:

What text structure does the author use in paragraphs 2-5

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

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Use student magazine "Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin" on page 6:

Part B:

What sentence from Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin best supports the answer to Part A? 

• “There Whitney would invent a machine that would transform the nation.” (Paragraph 2) 

• “So Whitney developed a machine that separated the seeds from the fibers. He called it a cotton “gin”- short for engine.” (Paragraph 3)

• “Using Whitney’s cotton gin, that person could clean as much as fifty pounds of lint per day.” (Paragraph 4)

• “On March 14, 1794, Eli Whitney received a patent for his design.” (Paragraph 5)

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Use student magazine "Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin" on page 6:

Reread paragraph 3 in the passage.

"Separating the cotton fibers from their seeds was tedious and labor-intensive work."

What does the word tedious mean as it is used in paragraph 3?

• A process of growing cotton

• A long and slow process

• A serious and rewarding job

• Quick and easy steps

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CCSS.RI.4.4

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Use student magazine "Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin" on page 6:

Based on the passage and the timeline, put the events in chronological order. Write the letter of each event in the correct box in the chart.

EVENTS:

A. Whitney studies at Yale for college  

B. Whitney observed the challenges of processing cotton

C. Eli Whitney is born 

D. Whitney files patent for cotton gin 

• D, A, B, C

• C, B, A, D

• A, C B, D

• C, A, B, D

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Use student magazine "Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin" on page 6:

Read the sentence from the passage.

"The increase of production provided America with an overabundance, or surplus, of cotton to sell to other countries."

What does the word surplus mean as it is used in paragraph 10?

• A shortage of materials

• A small amount of production

• Larger amount than is needed

• Useless amounts of cotton

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Use student magazine "Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin" on page 6:

Which sentence supports the central idea that states the central idea of a problem caused by the invention?

• “Eli Whitney was an inventor” (paragraph 2)

• “Planters began to replace other, less lucrative, crops with cotton” (paragraph 7)

• "The rise in cotton crops led to an increased demand for enslaved laborers to plant and pick cotton (paragraph 8)

• “Using Whitney’s cotton gin, that person could clean as much as fifty pounds of lint per day” (paragraph 4)

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Use student magazine "Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin" on page 6:

What detail from the passage explains the solution to the problem of the increased demand of cotton production?

• “Steamboats traveled quickly, which meant that supply of good could be shipped to market faster in order to meet the rising demand.” (Paragraph 9) 

• “In 1790, before cotton-processing machines, cotton farmers in the United States produced a total of 3.135 bales of cotton per year.” (Paragraph 10)

• “Within fifty years, cotton production has increased to more than one million bales per year.” (Paragraph 10)

• “One man’s idea for a small machine affected America, and the world, in many ways.” (Paragraph 11)

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Use student magazine "Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin" on page 6:

Reread this sentence from the passage.

"Planters realized that, with this efficient machine, they could process more cotton in a harvest and meet the increasing demand from Northern factories."

What does the word efficient mean as it is used in paragraph 6?

• To increase funds

• To work in a hostile environment

• A decrease in production

• Working in a faster way

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CCSS.RI.4.4

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Use student magazine "Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin" on page 6:

Which two sentences describe two text structures used in "Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin"?

• "Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin" compares and contrasts the process of cotton harvesting.

• "Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin" focuses on several innovative inventions.

• "Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin" explores improving a machine that was used before.

• "Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin" tells about something that affects only Georgia.

• Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin" presents a problem and a solution.

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