The Strange Idea

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The Strange Idea Of George Ferris by June
Swanson
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• 1 What is the main idea of the selection?
• A. Riding a Ferris wheel is the best way to
  view a city.
• B. World Fairs attract millions of visitors
  from around the world.
• C. Large-scale designs are more successful
  than small-scale designs.
• D. Ferriss design was so successful that
  Ferris wheels are still around today.

IC11 Demonstrate understanding of major ideas
and supporting details (Reading GLE 2.1.3)
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• 2 What is the purpose of the picture in the
  selection?
• A. The picture shows the tremendous size of
  the 1893 Ferris wheel.
• B. The picture demonstrates that few people
  could ride at one time.
• C. The picture shows the Ferris wheel at the
  St. Louis Worlds Fair.
• D. The picture demonstrates that each car had
  five large glass windows.

IA15 Demonstrate understanding of text features
(titles, headings and other information
divisions, table of contents, indexes,
glossaries, prefaces, appendices, captions) and
graphic features (Reading GLE 2.2.2)
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3 Based on the information in the selection, what
inference can the reader make about George
Ferris? Include information from the selection to
support your inference. _________________________
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IC13 Make inferences or predictions based on the
reading (Reading GLE 2.1.5)
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• Inferences may include, but are not limited to
• George Ferris is persistent
• George Ferris is creative
• George Ferris is clever
• Text-based information may include, but is not
  limited to
• He invented (built) the first Ferris wheel
• The first Ferris wheel was 264 feet high / had
  thirty-six enclosed cars / each holding sixty
  passengers / it carried 2,160 people /
  one-and-a-half million people rode the Ferris
  wheel
• Ferris wheel attracted people to Chicago
• George submitted drawings of a giant wheel that
  people could ride on
• Everyone laughed at his strange idea
• Mr. Ferris didnt give up / finally the ride was
  accepted
• It gave everyone a great view
• After the fair it was moved to a nearby amusement
  park / it moved to St. Louis
• Sold to a wrecking company for scrap metal / It
  took 200 pounds of dynamite to bring it down
• Ferris wheels are still used today

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3 Based on the information in the selection, what
inference can the reader make about George
Ferris? Include information from the selection to
support your inference.
This response receives full credit by making at
least one reasonable inference about George
Ferris ...he is very smart. And by providing
text-based information for support J. ...Ferris
wheels are still around today.
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3 Based on the information in the selection, what
inference can the reader make about George
Ferris? Include information from the selection to
support your inference.
...he was a very good inventeor and builder. He
was also very smart.
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3 Based on the information in the selection, what
inference can the reader make about George
Ferris? Include information from the selection to
support your inference.
D. submitted drawings of a giant wheel that
people could ride on.
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3 Based on the information in the selection, what
inference can the reader make about George
Ferris? Include information from the selection to
support your inference.
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provide text-based evidence.
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• 4 Which sentence best summarizes this selection?
• A. George Ferris was laughed at when he
  proposed the 1893 Ferris wheel.
• B. The size of the 1893 Ferris wheel led to
  its success at the Worlds Fair.
• C. W.E. Sullivan built the popular 1893 Ferris
  wheel.
• D. The 1893 Ferris wheel was built to shock
  people.

IC12 Summarize with evidence from the reading
(Reading GLE 2.1.7)
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• 5 What is the authors purpose for writing this
  selection?
• A. To persuade the reader to ride a Ferris
  wheel
• B. To describe the success of the 1893 Worlds
  Fair
• C. To entertain with a story about World Fairs
• D. To inform the reader about the first Ferris
  wheel ever built

IT18 Analyze authors purpose (including
distinguishing between fact and opinion) and
evaluate effectiveness for different audiences
(Reading GLEs 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4)
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6 Is this statement a reasonable conclusion that
may be drawn from the selection? The Ferris
wheel was a successful invention. Provide two
details from the selection to support your
answer. _________________________________________
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IT19 Evaluate reasoning and ideas/themes related
to the text (Reading GLEs 2.4.1, 2.4.5)
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• Text-based details may include, but are not
  limited to
• Yes or No
• It attracted people to attend the Chicago Worlds
  Fair (Chicago)
• It carried 2,160 people / It carried 36 enclosed
  cars, each holding 60 passengers / one-and-a-half
  million (many) people rode the Ferris wheel
• It gave people a great view of the city and Lake
  Michigan
• An amusement park built to house Ferris wheel
• It was moved to St. Louis
• Wheel stood unused after St. Louis fair
• It was sold for scrap metal
• It took 200 pounds of dynamite to bring it down
• In 1906 Sullivan started a Ferris wheel company /
  made a smaller one / made one easy to take apart
• Sullivans company still makes Ferris wheels used
  today / still around today

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6 Is this statement a reasonable conclusion that
may be drawn from the selection? The Ferris
wheel was a successful invention. Provide two
details from the selection to support your answer.
A. ...attracted 1.5 million people to
Chicago... I. ...W.E. Sullivan wouldnt have made
a smaller version... J. ...is still in use
today...
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6 Is this statement a reasonable conclusion that
may be drawn from the selection? The Ferris
wheel was a successful invention. Provide two
details from the selection to support your answer.
B. ...tons of people rode it... J. ...people
still ride them to day.
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6 Is this statement a reasonable conclusion that
may be drawn from the selection? The Ferris
wheel was a successful invention. Provide two
details from the selection to support your answer.
J. ...peoplestill like it today!
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6 Is this statement a reasonable conclusion that
may be drawn from the selection? The Ferris
wheel was a successful invention. Provide two
details from the selection to support your answer.
This response is a 0. This response does not
provide specific text-based evidence.