WorksheetsMargaret Knight - Paper Bag Machine Inventor
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What motivated Margaret Knight to create her first invention?
Someone stole her paper bag machine patent
Someone was hurt in an accident at the textile mill.
She wanted to prove that women could build machines.
She wanted to be one of the greatest inventors in the country.
Based on the base word function, what is the meaning of malfunctioned?
did not work properly
worked properly again
a person who worked properly
worked properly with purpose
Which statement supports the idea that Margaret Knight was a great problem solver?
She took the time to carefully document her work.
She worked patiently to make her designs successful.
She had an understanding of machinery and how it worked.
She preferred building things rather than cooking and sewing.
Choose two sentences that indicate inventors need to protect their ideas. Choose two.
A patent gives an inventor the right to make, use and sell an invention.
In order to file for a patent, Knight needed an iron prototype of her machine.
She moved to Boston and, with the help of a machinist, spent her days working on the prototype.
Other inventors used the same machine shop to work on their inventions.
He quickly made his own prototype, rushed to the patent office, and patented it.
Part A: Which word BEST describes Margaret Knight?
cheerful
creative
friendly
outgoing
Part B: Which statement supports the answer in part A?
Knight began working in the textile mill when she was twelve years old.
Knight moved to a new city when she was eighteen years old.
Knight is considered to be a wonderful role model for children everywhere.
Knight sketched the idea out in a notebook and then found the supplies to make it.
How does the information in the chart contribute to the reader’s understanding of the passage?
It organizes Knight’s inventions in chronological order.
It includes additional information about Knight’s inventions.
It shows how Knight’s inventions were similar to Edison’s.
It indicates that Edison’s inventions came before Knight’s inventions.
What is the main idea of the passage?
Margaret Knight created more than 80 inventions during her life.
Margaret Knight stood up for herself by making sure her rights were protected.
Margaret Knight worked hard and became a very successful inventor.
Margaret Knight was twelve years old when she began working in a textile mill.
Which organizational pattern is used MOST in the passage?
Description is used to show how Knight would make sketches of her inventions in a notebook.
Fact and opinion is used to show how well Knight’s paper bag machine worked.
Compare and contrast is used to show that Knight and Edison were both great inventors.
A sequence of events is used to show the accomplishments in Knight’s life.
Which characteristic helps the reader to determine the genre of the passage?
The focus on the life of a person makes this passage a biography.
The focus on steps involved in applying for a patent makes this passage a how-to.
The focus on past events makes this passage historical fiction.
The focus on the life lessons about hard work makes this passage realistic fiction.
What is the author’s purpose for writing the passage?
to inform the reader about how to design machines for textile mills
to inform the reader about how Margaret Knight received a patent
to inform the reader about the accomplishments of Margaret Knight
to inform the reader about job opportunities for women many years ago
Read the student’s paragraph.
In the summer’s morning sunlight, the water was gleaming and the surf felt refreshing on Jacob’s feet. He had nothing to do that day, and was enjoying the fresh air. Gathering seashells and skipping stones as he went, Jacob was having a ball exploring the seemingly never-ending beach. After a while, Jacob noticed a rundown house nestled in the trees. It looked to be unoccupied. The porch was in total disarray, covered with dust, sand, dead leaves, and overturned furniture. The student wants to make more precise word choices in the paragraph.
Which word BEST replaces the underlined word in the paragraph?
jogged
moved
passed
wandered
Read a student’s first draft of a report about the football.
According to Jimmy Stamp from the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., the very first football was accidentally shaped into an oval. The original football was intended to be completely round but ended up being an oval shape. Many believe it was engineered specifically for football and made out of pigskin.
Which introductory sentence should the student use to increase sentence variety?
Today’s football has a long history.
People wonder if a football is shaped like a sphere.
Based on the first football, today’s football is quite a change.
It began as a ball, and it ended up as something else entirely.
This question has two parts. Answer Part A, and then answer Part B.
Read the paragraph.
Find a tall glass. Spoon in two scoops of vanilla ice cream. Slowly pour root beer into the glass. The root beer will foam very quickly. Allow the foam to rise and then recede. Add more root beer if needed.
Part A: Which sentence BEST introduces the paragraph?
Make a float carefully, but enjoy it slowly.
Be careful because root beer floats are foamy.
You will have enough for two people to have a float.
This recipe for a root beer float uses two ingredients.
Part B: Why is your choice in Part A the BEST choice?
It includes a useful transition.
It provides additional information.
It describes the intended audience.
It reveals the topic of the paragraph.
A student is writing a persuasive essay about the use of digital technology in classrooms. Which source would MOST LIKELY give the student relevant information?
a biography about the creator of computers
a newspaper article about types of cell phones
an interview with a local teacher about technology
a website timeline of how technology has changed
