Are We There Yet?

How does the structure of the article help the reader understand how cars influenced road systems?

• It compares modern highways to old trails.

• It presents a sequence of problems and the solutions developed over time.

• It describes how cars were invented.

• It focuses on personal stories of drivers.

What is the main purpose of the section titled "Cars Create Chaos"?

• To explain how modern traffic systems work.

• To describe the dangers and confusion caused by early cars.

• To compare horse-drawn wagons to cars.

• To tell the story of the Duryea brothers.

Why does the author include details about traffic rules and signals in paragraphs 5 and 6?

• To show the importance of early driving laws in solving traffic problems.

• To argue that modern cars are safer than early automobiles.

• To explain how electric cars were invented.

• To describe how rural roads were improved.

What is the author’s main argument about the impact of cars?

• Cars should be replaced by public transportation.

• Cars created problems that required new solutions, like better roads and traffic rules.

• Cars have always been easy and safe to use.

• Cars were more reliable than other transportation.

Which sentence from the article best supports the author’s claim about the need for better roads?

• "By 1905 forty-eight thousand Americans had cars."

• "Roads were so narrow that cars going in opposite directions couldn’t get around each other."

• "The New York police chief established the city’s first 'rules of the road.'"

• "In 1908 the city of Cleveland installed the first electric traffic signals."

How does the author develop the argument that the interstate highway system improved travel?

• By describing how trail associations competed for control of roads.

• By explaining the development of new car models.

• By comparing the speed of cars to trains.

• By discussing the reduction in travel time.

Which claim could be made about the interstate highway system based on the article?

• It made travel more dangerous.

• It was unnecessary for modern transportation.

• It made cross-country travel faster and safer.

• It replaced cars with trains as the main form of transportation.

Which of the following is the best topic sentence for a paragraph about trail associations?

• "Trail associations played a major role in early road improvements."

• "Trail associations helped President Eisenhower build highways."

• "Trail associations were formed after the interstate system began."

• "Trail associations focused on making traffic signals safer."

Which is the most effective conclusion for an argumentative essay on solving modern car-related problems?

• "Cars will always cause problems, so people should stop driving."

• "The challenges cars create today require continued innovation."

• "Cars are safer now, so new rules are unnecessary."

• "Scientists have solved all the problems cars create."

Which transition would best connect two ideas about the design of the interstate system?

• "Similarly, horse-drawn wagons used these roads."

• "In contrast, highways built today are different."

• "For example, each lane is 12 feet wide."

• "Meanwhile, roads remained unpaved in some areas."