WorksheetsElijah McCoy Review Passage
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Based on paragraphs 1 and 9, why do people still use the saying, “I want the real McCoy”?
To remember the inventor that created so many wonderful inventions.
To demonstrate that high-quality products are still important to the consumer
To express how the railroad is important to today’s society and the world
To determine whether the product was invented by Elijah McCoy
What can be inferred from the information in paragraph 2?
Railroads were seen as a dangerous way to travel.
Railroads were vital to the development of America.
Railroads were a huge source of trouble for engineers.
Railroads were a fun, new way to travel across America.
What does the author mean when he says that the North American West “was built by the railroads” in paragraph 2?
There is a town called North American West that was built by a railroad company.
Railroad companies resisted building railroads in certain places in the country.
Population growth in the North American West was possible because railroads travel was possible.
The most famous railroad company in the region was called North American West.
What does apprentice mean, as used in paragraph 3?
Learn from more-experienced teachers
Create new and important inventions
Teach less-experienced learners
Design parts for trains and cars
How does paragraph 5 contribute to the idea that McCoy saw a need for improvement in lubricating engine parts?
It emphasizes the amount of work McCoy did.
It details how McCoy created a new invention
It explains why McCoy wanted to work for the railroad.
It describes the problem that McCoy recognized
What inference can be made about Elijah McCoy’s second lubricator as compared to the first?
It was safer for companies to use.
It took less time to produce.
It cost less money to produce.
It allowed the train to keep moving.
What does the phrase “the real McCoy” mean, based on paragraph 9?
The best-quality item
The family business
The first train engineers
The engine lubrication
Which quote supports the idea that Elijah McCoy liked to share his talents with others?
“When he returned to North America, he ended up in Michigan, at the home of Michigan Central Railroad.”
“Although he was trained as an engineer, the best job he could get was a stoker, the worker who kept the fire burning on steam-powered locomotives.”
“The railroad was pleased with McCoy’s work and encouraged him to improve his invention.”
“He became a teacher, instructing others about the use of his lubricator and about the workings of engines.”
True or False: Mrs. Shick expects her students to annotate when reading a passage.
True
False
