Auto Biography Sequence

What can the reader conclude about the length of time it took for modern cars to be invented?

• It took a long time because no one was very interested at first.

• Other inventions needed to happen first to make modern cars possible.

• Modern cars were too expensive.

• It took a long time because people did not want to give up their horses and buggies.

The suffix-less helps the reader know that horseless means-

• able to be a horse

• like a horse

• with one or more horses

• without a horse

According to the text, when were 2 items invented that made modern cars a possibility?

• between 1769-1805

• between 1805-1887

• between 1887-1893

• between 1893-present time

The author organizes the text by--

• comparing and contrasting buggies and cars

• describing the first modern cars

• explaining how cars came to exist in the order the inventions happened

• telling how inventors solved engine and fuel problems while creating the modern car

In ​ (a)   a Frenchman built a cart with 3 wheels that was powered by a steam engine.

• 1769,
• 1805
• 1887
• 1893

What were two problems with the three- wheeled cart?

• It only traveled 3 miles per hour and it had to be refueled every 15 minutes.

• It was made of wood and only had 3 wheels.

• It had a paddle wheel on the back and could travel in water.

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In ​ (a)   an American invented a wagon with 4 wheels that weighed 21 tons.

• 1805,
• 1769
• 1887
• 1893

What was wrong with the "Horseless buggy"?

• Buggies were too flimsy to be used as a base for autos.

• Buggies couldn't travel very far.

• Buggies needed a gasoline engine.

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