WorksheetsAll Aboard! Selection Test
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 40mins
What does quality mean?
how difficult something is to make
how easy something is to make
how slowly something is made
how well something is made
What does the word examined mean?
spoke quietly
turned loosely
balanced evenly
looked at closely
Which word means almost the SAME as the
word solutions?
answers
beliefs
ideas
skills
What does the word simple mean?
busy
not difficult
messy
nosy
If you encouraged a friend, it means you gave him
comfort.
freedom.
confidence
sympathy.
In the beginning of the story, why does Elijah think the
boss offered him the job of “ashcat” instead of engineer?
because the boss was not a good engineer
because the boss was mean to everyone
because Elijah was not white
because Elijah was a kid
In the selection, what is meant by the phrase grease
the pig?
add oil to the engine
add oil to the oil cup
heat the water in the boiler
shovel coal into the firebox
Why did the train stop frequently?
The wheels got stuck
The engine kept falling apart.
There were a lot of stops on the route.
The train stopped whenever the oil ran out.
What did Elijah McCoy invent that made train travel
faster and safer?
an oil cup
quicker wheels
a larger firebox
an efficient engine
What is the MAIN idea of the selection?
Elijah McCoy’s oil cup worked!
Elijah McCoy filed 57 patents during his lifetime.
Elijah McCoy’s oil cup made train travel faster
and safer.
Elijah McCoy followed his dream his entire life and
it led him to great inventions.
