Main Idea
Inference
Author's Purpose
Cause and Effect
Detail
100
Why are most students afraid of making a mistake?
a) It's easy to be afraid
b) It's embarrassing
c) It's cool
d) It's not fun
What is b) It's embarrassing
100
Which of the following is an example of how Matzelieger made a great contribution to the world in the 1800's?
a) The freedom of slaves
b) He helped but shoes on every person's feet
c) He made shoes
d) He started the civil rights movement
What is b) He helped but shoes on every person's feet
100
What was the author's purpose?
a) To give an entertaining anecdote
b) To persuade teachers to not embarrass students
c) To inform students that making mistakes is a part of life
d) To explain the process of making a mistake
What is c) To inform students that making mistakes is a part of life
100
What is the effect on the shoe industry of Jan's invention?
a) Shoes fall apart after very short periods
b) Shoes are important
c) Jan's invention helped make shoes last longer
d) Jan's invention contributed to the shoe industry
What is c) Jan's invention helped make shoes last longer
100
How does the author say people can learn from their mistakes?
a) My doing the same mistake again
b) By not trying to accomplish the same task again
c) By remembering what they did wrong and trying a different way the next time
d) By practicing the error
What is c) By remembering what they did wrong and trying a different way the next time
200
What was the passage mainly about?
a) How a mistake can lead to positive outcomes
b) How the author got in trouble with the police
c) The fear of making a mistake
d) How making good choices will get you into college
What is
a) How a mistake can lead to positive outcomes
200
What can you infer about Jan's feelings about the businessmen that offered him money for his invention?
a) He felt his invention was worth more
b) He was happy
c) He was greedy and wanted more money
d) He wanted to take advantage of them
What is a) He felt his invention was worth more
200
What was the author's purpose of including paragraph 2?
a) To get the reader interested in reading the story
b) To inform us about the harsh times of slavery
c) To explain how Jan got a job as a shoemaker
d) This paragraph was unnecessary so there is no purpose
What is c) To explain how Jan got a job as a shoemaker
200
Why were shoes so expensive in the 1800's:
a) Because they were made of a special material
b) Because shoes had to be made by hand
c) Because they reflected the true market value of the shoe
d) Because they were all "name brand"/ trademarked
What is b) Because shoes had to be made by hand
200
How were shoes made in the 1800's:
a) They were baked in an oven
b) They were glued together
c) They were made by hand
d) They were stapled together
What is c) They were made by hand
300
What is the most suitable title for this passage?
a) The Slave Boy
b) Making Shoes
c) The 1800's
d) The Shoe Making Machine of Matzeliger
What is d) The Shoe Making Machine of Matzeliger
300
What was the difference between normal shoes and lasting shoes?
a) The color of the heel
b) The size of thread used to thread the top and bottom together
c) The lasting shoes were threaded together by hand
d) The amount of thread used
What is c) The lasting shoes were threaded together by hand
300
What was Bresko's purpose of writing this article?
a) To inform readers about the inventor of the lasting shoe machine
b) To tell about the Matzelieger family
c) To show the importance of shoes
d) To give information about the shoe making process
What is a) To inform readers about the inventor of the lasting shoe machine
300
What was the effect of Jan's invention:
a) The price of shoes fell
b) Less people wore shoes
c) Shoes became more popular for a brief period of time
d) The quality of shoes improved
What is d) The quality of shoes improved
300
At the Felton in 1880, Matzelieger was:
a) Poor and underpaid
b) Stealing
c) having problems
d) working hard
What is a) Poor and underpaid
400
What was the main idea of the passage?
a) The lasting-shoe machine was famous
b) Jan Ernst was not recorded in history books
c) Jan Ernst was important and recognized for his shoe making
d) Jan Ernst contributed to the making of shoes
What is d) Jan Ernst contributed to the making of shoes
400
What was the purpose of this article?
a) To tell when shoes were made
b) To inform us about Jan's death
c) To tell how Jan was able to produce a machine to make affordable shoes faster
d) To persuade us that Jan was a successful shoemaker
What is c) To tell how Jan was able to produce a machine to make affordable shoes faster
400
According to the passage, using errors as part of a methodical process often means
a) making mistakes in order to divert attention from oneself
b) admitting to making an error and apologizing for it
c) making mistakes to eliminate possible answers
d) thinking things through to avoid making a mistake
What is b) admitting to making an error and apologizing for it
400
From 1880 to 1883, what was Jan busy doing?
a) Working for money
b) Working on his personal design for a shoe machine
c) Working for money
d) On vacation
What is b) Working on his personal design for a shoe machine
500
The reason for including the quotation by Einstein is that a) offers a different view of the main topic
b) undermines the main point of the passage
c) offers expert testimony
d) requires careful thought
What is c) offers expert testimony
500
From the passage, it is reasonable to assume that:
a) Products that are made from hand are often more affordable
b) Machines in factories make production more expensive
c) Edison and Bell had important influences in our lives
d) working in shoe stitching has become a covetted career
What is c) Edison and Bell had important influences in our lives
500
What was the author's purpose for including the last paragraph?
a) To show that Jan Ernst was famous
b) To show that Jan Ernst loved shoes
c) To highlight the fact that Ernst didn't receive fame for his contribution
d) To show that Jan Ernst died
What is c) To highlight the fact that Ernst didn't receive fame for his contribution
500
Which statement from the passage best explains Jan's contribution to all of us
a) "If people were lucky enough to own a pair of shoes, they wore them until the shoes literally fell apart"
b) "Usually one assembly ling could produce only fifty pairs of shoes a day, mainly because the lasting took so long, and few people knew the secret of how to do it"
c) "When the men in the patent office read through the design, they found the drawings and calculations so difficult that they had to travel to Massachusetts to have Jan explain his document"
d) "His machine had revolutionized the entire shoe industry in the United States and around the world"
What is d) "His machine had revolutionized the entire shoe industry in the United States and around the world"
500
Why did Jan's machine produce more shoes than the other machines?
a) The lasting process took too long to finish a shoe
b) The other machines were a luxury
c) Jan made his machine first
d) The other machine moved slow
What is a) The lasting process took too long to finish a shoe
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