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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which two sentences gives the best reason why drivers used to rub their windshields with an onion?
Cars were not as fast back then.
The oil from the onion would repel water when it rained.
Cars used to be very noisy.
Cars didn't have windshield wipers.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which part of the paragraph states why drivers rubbed their windshield with an onion?
When it rained, drivers rubbed their windshields with an onion.
When it snowed, people didn't like it.
The oil from the onion would repel, or keep off, rain and sleet.
Then a woman named Mary Anderson solved the problem.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Read this sentence from the text.
The sky was a gray curtain.
What does the sentence mean?
The sky was very blue.
The sky was full of snow.
The sky was cloudy.
It was raining.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why does the author compare snow to a white blanket?
to describe what the snow looks like
to show how snow makes things difficult
to describe how the snow smells
to describe how to drive through snow
- 5. Multiple Choice
What does "snow was a white blanket" mean?
Snow is very cold on the ground.
Snow covers the ground completely.
Snow is only in a few places.
Snow smells fresh on the ground.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why does the author state that people had to get out of their car to wipe their windshield?
to explain why traffic was slow
to compare windshields to onions
to list the steps in cleaning a windshield
to state why it snowed
- 7. Multiple Choice
Read this sentence from the text.
Mary's idea was a gem!
What does this sentence mean?
Mary's idea did not work.
Mary's idea worked well.
Mary's idea was silly.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Read this sentence from the text.
Soon his nose and ears were ice cubes.
What does "nose and ears were ice cubes" mean?
His nose and ears were very cold.
His nose and ears were melting.
His nose and ears were large.
His nose and ears were cool.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What happened AS A RESULT of Mary Anderson's invention? Pick two answers.
Car accidents became more common.
People did not have to rub onions on their windshields.
Driving became safer.
People started using windshield wipers less often.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Mary was cold and wet BECAUSE
her wipers began to sell.
people rubbed onions on their windshields.
snow blanketed the ground.
she invented something.
- 11. Multiple Choice
EFFECT: Driving became easier. What was the CAUSE?
Anderson's wipers began to sell.
People had to get out to wipe off their windshield.
Snow blanketed the ground.
People were not buying cars.
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