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- 1. Multiple Choice
In paragraph 4, the word "vehicle" means something that...
encourages people to invent.
takes years to create.
leads to questions.
moves people and goods.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why was Nicolas Joseph Cugnot's invention able to move by itself?
It was very large.
It was very strong.
It had wheels.
It used steam.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Read this sentence from paragraph 11.
Yet they had drawbacks, too.
The word "drawbacks" shows that the electric car...
did not provide a perfect solution.
changed the way that people traveled.
used batteries for power.
was not quickly accepted by the public.
- 4. Multiple Choice
How do paragraphs 10 through 15 support the main idea of the passage?
by discussing how several inventors improved cars.
by showing that drivers had to be stopped because their cars were going too fast.
by listing the names of countries to show how far apart they are.
by describing the condition of the streets to show the need for better roads.
- 5. Multiple Choice
According to paragraph 13, the first gas-powered cars were an improvement on the electric car because the gas-powered cars...
were able to travel farther.
did not smell bad.
made less noise when driven.
did not cost much.
- 6. Multiple Choice
The headings divide the passage by the...
popularity of automobiles.
inventors of automobiles.
uses for automobiles.
changes in automobiles.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Part A: Based on the information in the passage, with which statement would the author most likely agree?
People are fortunate to no longer depend on their own feet or animals for transportation.
Inventors should have never built a vehicle with its own source of power.
The first electric cars were perfect!
Cugnot's car was not any stronger than the power provided by animals.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Part B: Which quotations from the passage support your answer to Part A? Please select TWO answers.
"People rarely went far. They couldn't carry many goods with them." (paragraph 3)
"And people worried the boiler might explode." (paragraph 9)
"They didn't smell as much. Yet they had drawbacks, too." (paragraphs 10 and 11)
"Animals provided the power. Travel was slow. Travel was difficult." (paragraph 3)
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