Set #1
Read the sentence from Paragraph 9.
Migrants traveled its length; so did desperadoes and vacationers.
What inference can be made from the sentence?
Route 66 attracted a wide variety of travelers.
Which idea does the author emphasize by using only one sentence in Paragraph 5?
Route 66 was accessible to all Americans.
Read the sentence from Paragraph 9.
It’s the mythology of the open road.
What does the sentence most suggest?
Highways promise adventure.
What tone is established by the repetition of the words “Route 66” at the beginning of the passage?
- admiring
- quizzical
- bewildered
- authoritative
admiring
Based on the information in the passage, what does Route 66 most likely symbolize to the author?
freedom and adventure
What is the main idea of this passage?
Route 66 is an important part of American culture.
Read the sentence from Paragraph 11.
Politicians were made acutely aware that drivers were also voters.
In the context of the paragraph, what does this sentence most imply about politicians?
Politicians understood that people had the power to demand better roads.
Read the excerpt from the passage.
Waitresses with coffeepots welded to their fists.
What does the language in the excerpt most suggest?
The waitresses were constantly pouring cups of coffee.
Read the excerpt from the passage.
Route 66. An artery linking much of the nation.
What does the word artery connote in the excerpt?
Route 66 was a principal highway in America.
Which best explains the relationship between Paragraphs 7 and 8 in the passage?
Paragraph 8 contrasts the main ideas in Paragraph 7.
Based on information in the passage, what was the relationship between Henry Ford and Route 66?
Henry Ford made cars more affordable so that more people became drivers; the new population of drivers demanded more roads, and Route 66 was built.
Which phrase best expresses the author’s attitude toward the topic?
- enthusiastic about suburban growthenthusiastic about suburban growth
- determined to prevent social decay
- eager for technological progress
- reflective of past events
reflective of past events
Which claim is supported by the information in Paragraph 7?
The increased development of shopping centers and chain restaurants makes American towns appear similar.
Read the sentence from the passage.
The highway has been a mirror held up to the nation.
What does this metaphor mean?
The road became a symbol of the average American.
Read the sentence from Paragraph 9.
A thread looping together a giant patchwork of Americana, this fabled road represents much more than just another American highway.
What does the metaphor mean?
The road connected many segments of the American population.