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WorksheetsQuarter 1 Unit 2 ELA 7 Test
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 17mins
What event led Garrett Morgan to invent the safety hood?
A natural gas explosion trapped 32 men in a tunnel.
Garrett Morgan was a successful factory owner.
Morgan experimented with a "safety hood.","Morgan patented many life-saving ideas.
Morgan was concerned over his employees safety.
What was Garrett Morgan's occupation before becoming an inventor?
He was the owner of a factory in Cleveland.
He was a firefighter.
He was a tailor.
He was an automobile manufacturer.
What did Garrett Morgan invent to help during fires?
A safety hood
A traffic control signal
A sewing machine
A car
What was the purpose of Morgan's traffic control signal?
To prevent collisions between automobiles and horse-drawn carriages
To help firefighters during rescues
To improve safety in factories
To assist in sewing machine operations
What did Morgan do with his invention of the traffic light?
He sold the rights to General Electric Corporation.
He used it in his factory.
He patented it but never sold it.
He gave it away.
What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?
to inform readers about a natural gas explosion that occurred in 1916
to inform readers about a historical figure whose inventions kept people safe
to convince readers that Garrett Morgan was one of the greatest inventors of all time
to convince readers that Garrett Morgan's traffic signal was superior to modern signals
What is the purpose of paragraph 2?
to illustrate that Morgan had an academic education
to explain that Morgan was interested in agriculture
to show that Morgan had invented many things
to establish that Morgan was a businessman
Read this sentence from paragraph 5. 'Roused from home on the night of the tunnel explosion, Garrett rushed to the disaster site with samples of his safety hood." Which word has a stronger connotation than "roused" as used in the passage?
awakened
shaken
pushed
agitated
How does the author use a chronological structure in paragraphs 2–6 to develop ideas?
illustrating that Morgan grew to be an inventor who cared about people
showing that the risk posed by factory fires decreased over time
illustrating that Morgan invented a better safety hood
showing that Morgan and his brother became braver
Which word provides the best clue for the meaning of the word intersection as used in paragraph 9. "Furthermore, the existing signals did not have a caution signal between stopping and going, so a driver going in one direction might start across an intersection before an oncoming driver had time to stop."
direction
start
across
oncoming
Which sentence in the passage indicates the use of chronological order?
Then, that same night, someone had an idea: Send for Garrett Morgan and his new invention. (paragraph 1)
Still in their pajamas, he and his brother Frank put on hoods and bravely entered the tunnel. (paragraph 6)
The daring rescue made Morgan famous and brought requests for safety hoods from fire departments across the country. (paragraph 7)
Once in a while, someone appears who actively seeks ways to keep others safe. (paragraph 10)
Read the following sentence from paragraph 10. Such a person was Garrett Morgan who, in addition to his inventive genius, was blessed with a genuine concern for the welfare of other people. The word inventive uses the Latin suffix -ive, which means “tending to an action.” Which word is closest in meaning to inventive as used in the passage?
collaborative
cooperative
creative
effective
This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A What can a reader infer from reading the entire passage?
Most people worked in factories in the early 1900s.
Garrett Morgan's inventions contributed to safety.
The safety hood was Garrett Morgan's greatest invention.
Few inventors took traffic control seriously in the early 1900s.
Part B Which two sentences best support the answer to Part A?
At 30, Morgan, with a mechanical mindset, had opened his own sewing machine shop, which soon expanded into a garment factory with 32 employees. (paragraph 2)
But his greatest reward was knowing that his invention would now save more people.
One day, Morgan, the first African American in Cleveland to buy a car, was driving his new car when he witnessed a terrible collision between another car and a horse-drawn carriage. (paragraph 8)
Other inventors had experimented with his idea, but their mechanical signals had to be operated by hand and were not visible at night. (paragraph 9)
Such a person was Garrett Morgan who, in addition to his inventive genius, was blessed with a genuine concern for the welfare of other people. (paragraph 10)
How does the author develop the central idea that Garrett Morgan was a brilliant inventor who wanted to help people?
By describing his invention of the traffic signal.
By highlighting his role in the civil rights movement.
By talking about his personal life and family.
By focusing on his financial success.
Choose the phrase that correctly punctuates the underlined section in the following sentence. The driven brilliant Johnson did not give up on his dream of becoming an inventor.
The driven, brilliant
The driven brilliant,
The driven-brilliant
Choose the answer that makes the underlined sentence more precise and concise. He earned a bachelor's degree at Tuskegee University and then a master's degree, also at the same place, and all this education allowed him to become an engineer as his career.
He first earned a bachelor's degree and then a master's degree at Tuskegee University, and these degrees allowed him to pursue a career as an engineer.
He earned bachelor's and master's degrees at Tuskegee University, which allowed him to pursue a career as an engineer.
He earned two degrees at Tuskegee University, which allowed him to be an engineer.
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