Spelling
Which word is spelled correctly?
plain
plaen
playn
plain
Water can be a healthy ____________________ for pop.
substitute
Which sentences is a fragment?
Elijah loved to tinker with engines.
Created an oil pan for a steam engine.
Elijah loved to tinker with engines.
Why did Elijah think his boss made him a ashcat instead of an engineer?
He was not white.
What does the metaphor "sharp as a tack" mean?
Which word is spelled correctly?
grane
grain
grayn
grain
Which word means to make a plan for something?
design
What is the complete subject of the following sentence?
Elijah McCoy's parents saved all of their money so Elihah could go to college.
Elijah McCoy's parents
What does "grease the pig" mean in the story?
It means to grease the engine.
What does the metaphor "his room looks like a pig pen" mean?
The room is very dirty.
Which word is spelled correctly?
weigh
whay
waigh
weigh
What do you do when you look at something closely?
examine
What is the complete predicate of the following sentence?
Elijah McCoy was disappointed when he was offered a job as an ashcat instead of an engineer.
was disappointed when he was offered a job as an ashcat instead of an engineer.
Why did the train stop often?
It stopped whenever the oil ran out.
What does the metaphor "You are my sunshine" mean?
Which word is spelled correctly?
brade
brayd
braid
braid
When you have given someone hope, you have ________________________ them.
encouraged
Which sentence is a command?
I want to go to the party.
May I go to the party?
Go to the party.
Go to the party.
What did Elijah McCoy invent to make the train safer?
the oil cup
What does the metaphor "The classroom is like a zoo" mean?
It means that the classroom is out of control.
Which word is spelled correctly?
afrayd
afraid
afrade
afraid
When something is made well, it has good __________________________.
quality
Which sentence is a statement?
Elijah McCoy wanted to make the trains safer.
Did Elijah make train travel safer for others?
Make the train safer.
Elijah McCoy wanted to make the trains safer.
What was the main idea of All Aboard! Elijah McCoy's Steam Engine?
Elijah McCoy made an oil cup which made the train safer and faster.
What does the metaphor "The thunder was a mighty lion" mean?
The thunder was loud like a lions roar.