Moving America Forward Lesson Check

1. What is the genre of Moving America Forward?

• Expository
• Narrative
• Poetry

2. When was the Model T car first introduced?

• 1908
• 1885
• 1918
• 1913

3. On page 63, the selection states, "it was dependable and easy to drive." What does the word dependable mean?

• Simple to maintain
• Held up on the roads
• Could be trusted

4. What reason below is NOT a reason the author gave to explain why so many people choose to buy the Model T car?

• It was affordable.
• It was built to hold up on rough roads.
• It was built to carry many people.
• It was simple to maintain.

5. Read the sequence of events below. 1. Some workers stood at assembly stations putting small parts together. 2. A moving conveyer belt carried car parts along to more workers. 3. _________________________________________________ 4. The engines and gas tanks were added. What event goes in the blank?

• Workers could build a car in one hour and 33 minutes.
• The body of the car was pulled along as workers put their parts onto it.
• The car bodies were assembled and the cars were finished.
• Workers could build many cars at once.

Read the timeline on pages 64-65. 6. In __________(year) the windshield wiper was invented.

• 1903
• 1885
• 1915
• 1938

Read the timeline on pages 64-65. 7. What happened in 1938?

• cars stopped at the first stop sign
• windshield wiper was invented
• cars first used turn signals
• The Model T was first built

8. The title of the timeline on pages 64-65 is:________

• Assembly Required
• A World on Wheels
• Drive Safely
• Mary Anderson and the Windshield Wiper

9. The timeline on pages 64-65 starts at 1880 and goes until ____________.

• 1880
• 1920
• 1940
• 2000

10. How many events are on the timeline?

• 1
• 3
• 4
• 6