ELIJAH McCOY EXIT TICKET

Which p/s provides text evidence to support the idea that some places encouraged people to live freely? ​ (a)  

• P3 S1
• P1 S3
• P1 S10
• P3 S3

Answer explanation

P1 introduces the author's claim that McCoy was a genius. There are also only 3 sentences in the first paragraph.

P3S3 only states where he lived when he returned from Scotland.

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RI6.1

Which p/s provides text evidence to support the idea that railroad workers faced many dangers?
(a)  

• P4 S1
• P4 S2
• P7 S4
• P7 S1

Answer explanation

P7 has only two sentences.

P4 S1 actual describes the dangerous job of a stoker.

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RI6.1

Which quote suggests that lubricating train parts was an inconvenience?

• "McCoy soon put his engineering skills to use to resolve a common problem faced by the railroad.

• '"The stops caused great delays in the train's schedules..."

• "However, none were as good."

• "Elijah McCoy was a true genius..."

Answer explanation

The OPPs strategy would have helped you determine what happened when a train had to stop for lubrication.

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RI6.1

What inference can be made about Mccoy's second lubricator as compared to the first?

(a)  

• It allowed the train to keep moving.
• It was safer for companies to use.
• It took less time to produce.
• It cost less money to produce.

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RI6.1

Which quote supports the idea that Elijah McCoy liked to share with others?

(a)  

• "He became a teacher, instructing others about the use of his lubricator and about other workings of engines.:
• "When he returned to North America he ended up in Michigan, at the home of the Michigan Central Railroad."
• "Althouh he trained as an engineer, the bestjob he could get was as a stoker, the worker who kept the fire burning on steam-powered locomotives."
• "The railroad was pleased with McCoy's work and encouraged him to improve his invention."

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RI6.1