Margaret Knight - Paper Bag Machine Inventor

What motivated Margaret Knight to create her first invention?

• Someone stole her paper bag machine patent

• Someone was hurt in an accident at the textile mill.

• She wanted to prove that women could build machines.

• She wanted to be one of the greatest inventors in the country.

Based on the base word function, what is the meaning of malfunctioned?

• did not work properly

• worked properly again

• a person who worked properly

• worked properly with purpose

Which statement supports the idea that Margaret Knight was a great problem solver?

• She took the time to carefully document her work.

• She worked patiently to make her designs successful.

• She had an understanding of machinery and how it worked.

• She preferred building things rather than cooking and sewing.

Choose two sentences that indicate inventors need to protect their ideas. Choose two.

• A patent gives an inventor the right to make, use and sell an invention.

• In order to file for a patent, Knight needed an iron prototype of her machine.

• She moved to Boston and, with the help of a machinist, spent her days working on the prototype.

• Other inventors used the same machine shop to work on their inventions.

• He quickly made his own prototype, rushed to the patent office, and patented it.

Part A: Which word BEST describes Margaret Knight?

• cheerful

• creative

• friendly

• outgoing

Part B: Which statement supports the answer in part A?

• Knight began working in the textile mill when she was twelve years old.

• Knight moved to a new city when she was eighteen years old.

• Knight is considered to be a wonderful role model for children everywhere.

• Knight sketched the idea out in a notebook and then found the supplies to make it.

How does the information in the chart contribute to the reader’s understanding of the passage?

• It organizes Knight’s inventions in chronological order.

• It includes additional information about Knight’s inventions.

• It shows how Knight’s inventions were similar to Edison’s.

• It indicates that Edison’s inventions came before Knight’s inventions.

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Margaret Knight created more than 80 inventions during her life.

• Margaret Knight stood up for herself by making sure her rights were protected.

• Margaret Knight worked hard and became a very successful inventor.

• Margaret Knight was twelve years old when she began working in a textile mill.

Which organizational pattern is used MOST in the passage?

• Description is used to show how Knight would make sketches of her inventions in a notebook.

• Fact and opinion is used to show how well Knight’s paper bag machine worked.

• Compare and contrast is used to show that Knight and Edison were both great inventors.

• A sequence of events is used to show the accomplishments in Knight’s life.

Which characteristic helps the reader to determine the genre of the passage?

• The focus on the life of a person makes this passage a biography.

• The focus on steps involved in applying for a patent makes this passage a how-to.

• The focus on past events makes this passage historical fiction.

• The focus on the life lessons about hard work makes this passage realistic fiction.