Grade 5 Mod 4 Week 2 Practice History of Cars and Popcorn

What is the meaning of brakes as it is used above?

• divides into several different parts

• devices that slow down a car

• pauses during the day

• signs of damage

What main idea is supported by the details in paragraphs 5 and 6?

• There are still driving challenges that people are trying to solve.

• City officials were busy repairing old roads.

• New driving rules were very difficult to follow.

• The use of signals improved driving safety in cities.

What caused the trail associations to fail?

• a lack of effort

• a lack of money

• a lack of interest

• a lack of cooperation

How did the Bureau of Public Roads affect driving in the late 1920s?

• by completing the interstate highway system

• by organizing the roads into an orderly system

• by developing some of the earliest traffic signals

• by encouraging people to buy faster cars

Which two statements are central ideas of the article?

• Newer highways were divided into odd- and even-numbered routes.

• There are still driving challenges that people are trying to solve.

• The earliest cars were simpler and much easier to drive.

• It took a lot of time and effort to establish safe driving rules and highways.

Based on the information in the “My Way Is the Highway” section, what led President Eisenhower to believe that the country needed to build an interstate highway system? Use details from the article to support your answer.

What is the meaning of dangerous above?

• without danger

• prevented by driving

• full of danger

• assisted by driving