MasteryConnect: An Accidental Invention

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6th Grade

11 Qs

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MasteryConnect: An Accidental Invention

MasteryConnect: An Accidental Invention

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th Grade

Easy

Created by

Amber Marine

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was Adams unsuccessful in creating an inexpensive synthetic version of rubber from the chicle that de Santa Anna provided for him?

The chicle was too expensive and few factories were producing it.

General de Santa Anna could not get enough chicle shipped from Mexico.

The chicle was not sturdy enough to hold the shape of the objects he created.

Adams did not try hard enough to develop the synthetic rubber from chicle.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which quotation from the passage shows evidence of the answer in Part A?

At the time, rubber was used for tires, shoes, toys, and many other products, but it was expensive, and there were few factories still producing it immediately after the Civil War. (paragraph 4)

The former Mexican general used some of his remaining connections in Mexico to deliver a shipment of the tree product to Staten Island. (paragraph 4)

Thomas first attempted to make bicycle tires from the chicle, but the substance was not tough enough to maintain the necessary shape. (paragraph 5)

The only asset he had was the large shipment of chicle that Santa Anna had provided, and he had no way of making money from it until a day in 1869 when he happened across a candy store. (paragraph 5)

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What can be inferred about Thomas Adams based on the description of him in paragraph 2?

Adams became an accomplished inventor after an unlikely meeting with a Mexican general.

Adams enjoyed inventing new things and found success in many aspects of his life.

Adams developed a friendship with a Mexican general while working as his photographer.

Adams was a photographer from Mexico who found success in New York.

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which two additional quotations from the passage show evidence of the answer in Part A?

Santa Anna witnessed these experiments and suggested that Thomas try chicle which was a substance obtained from Mexican sapodilla trees. (paragraph 4)

General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was over 70 years old and had experienced many historical events in his lifetime before his encounter with Adams. (paragraph 3)

While Santa Anna was staying with Thomas, Thomas attempted to develop a cheap synthetic replacement for rubber because of its high demand. (paragraph 4)

Within two years, Thomas Adams New York Chewing Gum company was producing “Chiclets” and other flavored gum in factories and became a national phenomenon. (paragraph 7)

“Thomas never became a famous photographer, but his accidental invention (with the help of an exiled Mexican general) definitely made a mark on American history.” (paragraph 7)

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which line from the text summarizes the central idea?

"Aztecs, Ancient Greeks, and even American Indians all had their own variations of the chewy substance, but the modern version that many Americans have come to enjoy was invented accidentally by a man named Thomas Adams in 1870." (paragraph 1)

"While Santa Anna was staying with Thomas, Thomas attempted to develop a cheap synthetic replacement for rubber because of its high demand." (paragraph 4)

"The former Mexican general used some of his remaining connections in Mexico to deliver a shipment of the tree product to Staten Island." (paragraph 4)

"The only asset he had was the large shipment of chicle that Santa Anna had provided, and he had no way of making money from it until a day in 1869 when he happened across a candy store." (paragraph 5)

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Based on its use in paragraph 5, what does the word viable mean?

artificial; magnified

impractical; unreasonable

possible; workable

separate; unique

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Part A: How does the passage support the idea that Thomas Adams made a significant impact on history by inventing chewing gum?

It describes how Adams changed the candy world by inventing chewing gum in a variety of flavors and introducing the gum vending machine.

It explains how Adams used his experience as an inventor to create his own company that manufactured the chewing gum vending machine.

It reveals that without his friendship with the Mexican General de Santa Anna, Adams would have never been able to invent chewing gum.

It states that Thomas was never famous for his photography, but he developed notoriety worldwide because he developed chewing gum.

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