WorksheetsBenchmark 5.3 - Making of the Industrial Age
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
How did the assembly line change the way cars were made?
Cars were built by skilled craftsmen from start to finish
Cars were produced faster by dividing labor into many steps
Cars became more expensive and harder to buy
Cars were made only for wealthy people
Which sentence from the text best supports the correct answer?
Cars were difficult to make and were built by hand.
Ford broke down the job of building a car into forty-four separate steps.
One person might screw on doors.
By the mid-1920s, there were over ten million Model Ts on the road.
As used in the section Making Cars, the word 'mass-produce' most nearly means:
To build something carefully by hand
To make large numbers of the same product
To design a new invention
To repair broken machines
What was one major problem with coal mining before new machines were invented?
Coal was difficult to transport
Mining was slow and dangerous
Coal was too expensive to sell
Miners refused to work underground
Which detail from the text best supports the correct answer?
Coal is a nonrenewable resource.
Dynamite was often used to blast large areas of coal.
Breathing in the black dust each day could make miners very sick.
Coal soon became the major fuel source for steam power.
Which text feature helps the reader better understand how coal mining changed over time?
Dialogue
Timeline images
Personal diary entries
Fictional storytelling
How did new methods of making steel affect American industry?
Steel became weaker and less useful
Steel production slowed down
Steel became affordable and widely used
Steel was replaced by coal
Which sentence from the text best supports the correct answer?
Steel is an extremely strong and ductile metal.
The multistep process was slow and costly.
The Bessemer method shortened the process and made steel less expensive.
Steel was used mostly for knives and swords.
In the section Making Steel, the word 'productivity' most nearly means:
The ability to invent new tools
How much work can be done in a certain amount of time
The strength of a material
The cost of machinery
What was the main advantage of steam power during the Industrial Revolution?
It required no fuel
It could power machines in many locations
It replaced all human labor
It was only used for farming
Which detail from the text best supports the correct answer?
Steam engines could run anywhere that water, wood, or coal fuel was available.
Forests across the Northeast were cleared.
Coal mining machines were invented.
By the 1950s, coal use had declined.
How is the information in Making Textiles mostly organized?
Cause and effect
Problem and solution
Compare and contrast
Description of steps in a process
As used in Making Textiles, the word 'demand' most nearly means:
A command given by a boss
A legal requirement
A strong need or desire for goods
A worker’s complaint
