FAST 6th grade 2024

. Read these sentences from Passage 1. “Mary put the patent in a drawer and, eventually, it expired. Several years later, someone else revived her idea, patented it, sold it, and made a very large sum of money.” (paragraph 11) What is the meaning of the word revived as it is used in this sentence?

• lived out

• thought of

• brought back

• arranged aga

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Select the sentence that is illustrated by the image in Passage 1.

• “And simply because she felt sorry for the streetcar driver, who struggled to see through the glass.” (paragraph 1)

• “Once the glass became covered with rain or snow, the streetcar driver could fling open the middle for a clear view.” (paragraph 2)

• “She spent some time refining her drawings—making them more elaborate, adding more details.” (paragraph 6)

• “Once the invention was protected by patent, she wrote a large Canadian company offering to sell her rights.” (paragraph 10)

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In Passage 1, what central idea is developed by describing Anderson’s ride in a streetcar?

• Many important inventions have been created for the purpose of helping others.

• Many people depended on professional drivers to get them to different places safely.

• Anderson’s curiosity about how to solve a common issue led to a major advancement.

• Anderson’s joy of traveling to new places influenced her to learn more about transportation.

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In Passage 1, what do the quotations from the patent application in paragraphs 7 and 9 reveal about Anderson?

• She was knowledgeable and could explain her invention.

• She was focused on changing the outer appearance of a car.

• She improved both the interior and exterior functions of a car

• She thought that her invention was similar to previous solutions.

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In Passage 1, how does the author develop the argument that the windshield wiper “remains one of the greatest safety inventions of the modern-day automobile” (paragraph 11)?

• by emphasizing how much money it made for its time period

• by contrasting the way it originally worked with its present functions

• by describing how troublesome it was for people in the past to design

• by comparing how it improved visibility for drivers in the past and present

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Read this sentence from Passage 1. “When he opened the split glass, he was greeted with a burst of icy cold air and a blast of heavy, wet snow.” (paragraph 2) How does this description emphasize the importance of Anderson’s invention?

• It shows that previous solutions were not good enough.

• It illustrates what it was like to ride a streetcar every day.

• It explains why engineers thought earlier ideas were successful.

• It reveals how streetcar drivers felt in different types of weather.

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Part A What conclusion can be made based on the descriptions of Anderson’s personal life in paragraphs 24–28 of Passage 2?

• Anderson gained recognition as a result of waiting patiently for the right timing.

• Anderson understood that her ideas were hard to accept since they were unproven.

• Anderson focused on being successful so that she would be remembered by strangers.

• Anderson received less recognition than she deserved because of the time period in which she lived.

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Part B Select a sentence from Passage 2 that supports the answer in Part A.

• “On November 10 that same year, the United States Patent Office awarded Anderson patent number 743801 for her new device.” (paragraph 24)

• “Sara-Scott Wingo says Anderson tried to interest manufacturing firms in making her windshield wipers for the emerging motor car industry, but no takers.” (paragraph 24)

• “In reply, we regret to state we do not consider it to be of such commercial value as would warrant our undertaking its sale.” (paragraph 25)

• “She didn’t have a father. She didn’t have a husband. And the world was kind of run by men back then.” (paragraph 28)

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. Read this paragraph from Passage 2. 29 PALCA: It doesn’t seem as if Mary Anderson was crushed by the rejections. She lived another 50 years, long enough to see windshield wipers become ubiquitous. Wingo says her family is proud of Anderson’s accomplishments. What is the meaning of the word crushed as it is used in this paragraph?

• alarmed

• confused

• discouraged

• offended

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Select two ways Passage 2 develops the argument that Anderson deserved to be more widely known and supported during her lifetime.

• by describing how Anderson received a patent number from the “United States Patent Office” (paragraph 24)

• by saying the manufacturing company “missed out” when it refused Anderson’s invention (paragraph 26)

• by describing Anderson as an “independent woman” (paragraph 27)

• by explaining that her current family members “talk about Mary Anderson a lot” (paragraph 30)

• by explaining how Anderson “finally got some credit” when she was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame in 2011 (paragraph 31)

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