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Testing The Wheel
Test Description: Use the article to answer the questions.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) According to the selection, what is the reason that the military decided to test the use of bicycles?
A
Bicycles could carry more supplies than horses
B
There were more bicycles than horses
C
Bicycles were faster in snow than horses
D
They wondered if bicycles could replace horses
2) Which sentence best explains why the Black Bicycle Corps rode only in the morning, late in the day or at night?
A
Bumpy ties made for rough riding
B
Bicycles were heavily loaded down with rations
C
Soldiers could study the nighttime sky
D
Daytime temperatures reached 100 degrees
3) Based on the information in the selection, why were the soldiers in the Black Bicycle Corps treated like heroes when they reached St. Louis?
A
They completed a difficult 2000 mile trip in less than six weeks
B
They made bicycle riding even more popular than it was previously
C
They proved that horses could be replaced in the military
D
They helped bicycle manufacturers build better bicycles
4) What is the purpose of the map?
A
To help readers understand the distance the soldiers traveled
B
To help readers understand the Black Bicycle Corps trails
C
To help readers understand the mountain ranges in the U.S.
D
To help readers understand the different regions of the U.S.
5) What is most likely the authors purpose for writing this selection?
A
to persuade readers to ride bicycles instead of horses
B
to inform the reader about road conditions in the late 1800s
C
to entertain the reader with a story about the military
D
to describe the journey made by the Black Bicycle Corps
6) When I started taking sewing lessons I felt ignorant, but by the end of one month I had learned many skills. What does ignorant mean as it is used in the sentence?
A
without knowledge or education
B
without caution or care
C
without patience or calmness
D
without guilt or blame
7) What information would you find on a timeline about the Lewis and Clark expedition to the Pacific Ocean?
A
The places where Lewis and Clark were born
B
A list of Lewis and Clarks supplies
C
The date Lewis and Clark completed their journey
D
An entry from Lewis and Clarks journal
8) The United States was not integrated until the 1940s. What is the meaning of integrated as it is used in the passage?
A
separated
B
detached
C
isolated
D
united
9) Why did the Black Bicycle Corps ride bicycles for almost two thousand miles?
A
The soldiers wanted to prove their strength to the military
B
The soldiers wanted to show their ability to overcome the road conditions
C
The soldiers were testing the use of bicycles by the military
D
The soldiers were testing their ability to ride bicycles
10) What are two differences the author shows between horses and bicycles?
A
Bicycles were cheaper and didn't have to be fed
B
Bicycles didn't have to be fed, but they cost more
C
Horses ran away but they didn't make a mess
D
Horses had to be fed and were cheaper
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