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WorksheetsA Bumpy Ride
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 29mins
This story is what genre?
autobiography
biography
realistic fiction
informational text
Why did Karl von Drais invent the draisienne?
to get to work faster
to deliver mail faster
to roam around the woods faster
to get to town faster
Who were the only ones who used the hobbyhorses with handlebars?
mail carriers
school children
delivery men
racers
What problem did the first real bike have?
it was hard to steer
it was hard to stop
it was hard to build
it was hard to pedal
What nickname was given to the early bikes with metal tires?
big wheels
wheeled horses
ponies
boneshakers
The big-wheeled bikes became so popular they became known as
populars
ordinaries
commoners
awesomes
To give his son a more comfortable ride, what did Dunlop wrap around his son's tricycle tires?
a garden hose
a rope
old towels
balloons
Cycling became a national craze. What does craze mean?
it became against the law
only the rich could afford it
it was very unusual
it was very popular
What happened when more women began riding bikes?
the design of the bikes totally changed
the cost of the bikes went up
they came in a bigger variety of colors
women began wearing bloomers
Before bikes, only rich people with ______ could go out and see the country.
carriages
cars
horses
boats
The passage explains that in the late 1800s, bicycles were safer, faster, and less expensive than in the past. What does expensive mean?
tiny
fancy
heavy
pricey
Which tires made riding a bike more comfortable?
metal tires
air filled tires
water filled tires
solid rubber tires
How was women’s fashion affected by the bicycle?
Women started wearing hats
Women started wearing gym shorts
Women started wearing puffy pants
Women started wearing bigger skirts
How is the information in the passage mostly arranged?
in time order
as a list of problems
in order of importance
as questions and answers
What is the passage mostly about?
the history of the bicycle
who created the bicycle
why the bicycle was invented
when the bicycle created
Why hasn't the design of the bicycle changed much over the past 100 years?
How have bikes changed since the invention of the first bike?
The pirates set out on a (a) to find the buried treasure.
Crocs are the latest (a)
They built a rickety (a) and thought it would enable them to fly.
