Details and Elaboration - 11.W.2.A.v

Who is remembered as a pioneer of automotive manufacturing and marketing?

• Henry Ford

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Wright Brothers

What was the name of the system Madame C. J. Walker created for manufacturing and marketing cosmetics?

• Walker System

• Madame Method

• Beauty Formula

• Cosmetic Process

Read the passage carefully.

• Wonderful Hair Grower

• Glossine

• Vegetable Shampoo

• Miracle Conditioner

Madame C. J. Walker's approach to marketing her products differed from simply placing them on store shelves because she:

• personally demonstrated and sold her products directly to customers, building relationships and trust.

• relied solely on newspaper advertisements to sell her products.

• only sold her products through large department stores.

• focused on selling her products exclusively online.

Madame C. J. Walker's 'Walker System' contributed to her becoming the first African-American woman millionaire by:

• creating a successful line of hair care products that met the needs of African-American women

• inventing the first electric hair straightener

• opening the first beauty school in America

• selling her products only to wealthy white customers

According to the passage, what was the "Walker System" created by Madame C. J. Walker?

• A venture that integrated all aspects of product design, marketing, and manufacturing into one single thing.

• A method for teaching literacy to adults in her community.

• A political movement advocating for women's voting rights.

• A financial system for supporting small businesses.

The passage compares Madame C. J. Walker to Henry Ford. In what way did their business innovations resemble each other?

• Both perfected systems that integrated production and distribution, influencing modern business operations.

• Both started their businesses in the automobile industry.

• Both inherited their companies from their families.

• Both focused solely on international markets.

Strategic Thinking: Madame C. J. Walker can be called the "Henry Ford of Cosmetics" because:

• She revolutionized the cosmetics industry with mass production and innovative business strategies, similar to Henry Ford in the automobile industry.

• She invented the first automobile for women.

• She was a famous car manufacturer before entering cosmetics.

• She worked directly with Henry Ford in his factories.

Read the sentence from Paragraph 7. With this final aspect of her business plan in place, Madame C. J. Walker succeeded in creating the "Walker System," a venture that integrated all aspects of product design, marketing, and manufacturing into one single thing. What is the best replacement for the underlined words in the sentence to maintain the style of the passage?

• natural phenomenon

• organic whole

• big conglomeration

• complete mixture

Select the word(s) and phrase(s) that are too casual for an academic essay from the passage below: In Tennyson’s “Ulysses,” the king chafes at the tedium of everyday life, rather, Ulysses believes that because he is so superior, he must be master of his own destiny, and so in pursuit of some outrageous adventure, after which he will be honored according to his due and, eventually, die the lauded death of a warrior king. Select all that apply.

• E. off he jets

• A. tedium of everyday life

• B. kind of

• D. guy

• C. doesn’t get the idea