Comp. Quiz - "All Aboard! Elijah's McCoy's Steam Engine"

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1. The genre for "All Aboard! Elijah's McCoy's Steam Engine" is a biography. Why is this a biography?

• A. The passage is a biography because it is written about a real person.
• B. The passage is a biography because it is written about an invention.
• C. The passage is a biography because it is written about something that happened long ago.
• D. The passage is a biography because it is written about a person in the future.

2. Who was the person in the passage that solved a problem?

• A. The problem solver was a woman named Mary Anderson.
• B. The problem solver was the inventor of trains, Mr. Steam Horse.
• C. The problem solver was a man who worked on steam engine ships.
• D. The problem solver was a man named Elijah McCoy.

3. According to the passage what problem did Elijah solve?

• A. Elijah solved the problem of windshield wipers for trains.
• B. Elijah solved the problem of inventing an oil cup that oiled the engine while the train was moving..
• C. Elijah solved the problem of inventing the first steam train to transport people across the country..
• D. Elijah solved the problem of being an inventor at the same time as working for the railroad..

4. On Page 86, which sentence supports your answer to Ques. 3?

• A. "While Elijah scooped coal, his mind sparked with ideas."
• B. "Every night after work, Elijah made drawings."
• C. "Finally, he had a drawing of an oil cup that he knew would work."
• D. "The train's metal parts needed oil to work smoothly."

5. Reread page 82, what words and phrases show how Elijah feels about what a grease monkey does?

• A. "A grease monkey was paid pennies a day."
• B. "At night he slept on the train's grimy floor."
• C. "The work was dangerous, and often the boys got hurt."
• D. All of the above are examples of how Elijah felt about the grease monkey's job.

6. A cause is why something happens. An effect is what happens. On page 79-80, what caused Elijah to feel "letdown?"

• A. Elijah felt "let down" because he was not able to get his degree in mechanical engineering...
• B. Elijah felt "letdown" because no one would let him share his invention.
• C. Elijah felt "letdown" because he had a college degree in engineering, knew about trains, but he had to work as an ashcat.
• D. Elijah felt "letdown" because his parent could not afford to send him to college .

7. How did Elijah McCoy's oil cup effect train travel?

• A. It made the train travel faster and safer.
• B. It made the train slower and a bit more dangerous.
• C. It made no difference on how the train traveled.
• D. It only help the grease monkey not get hurt.

8. What does the expression "the real McCoy" mean?

• A. It means they want a part for a model train.
• B. It means they want an oil cup.
• C. It means they want a substitute.
• D. It means they want the real thing.

9. What is the main idea of this passage?

• A. The main idea of the passage is that trains were dangerous to work on.
• B. The main idea of the passage is Elijah McCoy worked on engine inventions all of his life to make the engines better..
• C. The main idea of the passage is Elijah McCoy came from a poor family.
• D. The main idea of the passage is Elijah McCoy is only known for the oil cup invention.