A Bumpy Ride

This story is what genre?

• autobiography

• biography

• realistic fiction

• informational text

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Who were the only ones who used the hobbyhorses with handlebars?

• mail carriers

• school children

• delivery men

• racers

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

What problem did the first real bike have?

• it was hard to steer

• it was hard to stop

• it was hard to build

• it was hard to pedal

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

What nickname was given to the early bikes with metal tires?

• bigwheels

• wheeled horses

• ponies

• boneshakers

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

The big-wheeled bikes became so popular they became known as

• populars

• ordinaries

• commoners

• awesomes

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

To give his son a more comfortable ride, what did Dunlop wrap around his son's tricycle tires?

• a garden hose

• a rope

• old towels

• balloons

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CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

Cycling became a national craze. What does craze mean?

• it became against the law

• only the rich could afford it

• it was very unusual

• it was very popular

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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 happened when more women began riding bikes?

• the design of the bikes totally changed

• the cost of the bikes went up

• they came in a bigger variety of colors

• women began wearing bloomers

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Before bikes, only rich people with _____ could go out and see the country.

• carriages

• cars

• horses

• boats

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4