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- 1. Multiple Choice
The genre for All Aboard! Elijah McCoy's Steam Engine is
realistic fiction
narrative nonfiction
biography
expository text
- 2. Multiple Choice
Elijah waited for his father's machine to break because
he liked new machines
he enjoyed tinkering with tools
he didn't like loud machines
he wanted his dad to play with him
- 3. Multiple Choice
What was Elijah's dream job?
he wanted to be a grease monkey
he wanted to be an ashcat
he wanted to be a mechanical engineer
he wanted to be conductor
- 4. Multiple Choice
Elijah could not find a job as a mechanical engineer because he was black.
true
false
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which sentence is a metaphor?
People called it the Iron Horse.
The steam locomotive was exciting.
What a letdown!
But Elijah needed work, so he took the job.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Elijah's main purpose was to invent something so trains would stop breaking down all the time.
true
false
- 7. Multiple Choice
What was Elijah's invention?
a steam engine
an electric train
an automated oil cup
a robotic coal shoveler
- 8. Multiple Choice
How long did it take Elijah to make a model of the cup?
2 days
2 weeks
2 months
2 years
- 9. Multiple Choice
What does it mean to want "The Real McCoy"?
you want an oil cup
you want rubber shoe heels
you only want the original inventor's product
you think a person is an imposter
- 10. Multiple Choice
What was the author's purpose for writing this selection?
to persuade
to inform
to entertain
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