Unit 1 Week 4 Assessment

In the beginning of the story, why does Elijah think the boss offered him the job of "ashcat" instead of engineer?

• because the boss was not a good engineer

• because Elijah needed work his way up to becoming an engineer

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

In the story, what is meant by the phrase "grease the pig"?

• add oil to the engine

• add oil to the cup

• heat the water in the boiler

• shovel coal into the firebox

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Why did the train stop frequently?

• The train stopped whenever the oil ran out

• The wheels got stuck

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

What did Elijah Mccoy invent that made train travel faster and safer?

• an oil cup

• quicker wheels

• a large firebox

• an engine

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What is the MAIN idea of the story?

• Elijah's oil cup worked

• Elijah followed his dream his entire life and it led him to great inventions

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

The word design means to

• make a plan

• cook a meal

• film a movie

• write a letter

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the word simple mean?

• busy

• easy

• messy

• nosy

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

The word invention means something that is

• created

• fixed

• prepared

• written

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

If you encouraged a friend, it means you gave them

• comfort

• freedom

• hope

• sympathy

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which meaning means to substitute something?

• things that take the place of another thing

• how difficult something is

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4