Read the excerpt from The Common Sense of Bicycling: Bicycling for Ladies. When both feet are on the pedals, they oppose each other. The weight should be lifted from the ascending pedal, or else the descending foot must push the other foot up until that foot is in a position to exert a downward pressure. This instruction applies to forward pedaling only; for back pedaling or backing, the movement should be reversed. Practise pushing first with one foot and then with the other, taking the weight off the opposite pedal in each case. At each push of the pedal, a little pull on the handle-bars, pulling with the hand on the same side on which you are pushing with the foot, will keep the wheel from falling. Read the excerpt from How to Ride . You may commence with the saddle a little low, but do not use it this way long enough to allow yourself to become fixed in a bad habit. Raise the saddle until high enough to cause a complete straightening out of the knee and a little dropping of the toes when the pedals are at the lowest point. Place the saddle far enough forward to get the position . . . . The peak of the saddle should be a little forward of the crank shaft. However, as saddles vary in length, this rule is somewhat arbitrary. There should be no sensation of kicking backward. As you place the saddle forward raise it in front. In both excerpts, which evaluation category receives the highest rating?
Read the excerpt from Chapter 4 of Wheels of Change . Bicycle racing on an indoor track could be a thrilling sport for spectators, who sat outside the oval, so close to the cyclists that they could see their sweat. More than 7,000 people watched the night Frankie Nelson set her 18-hour record in Minneapolis, and a good number of those in the stands were female. "Men go to see what their brothers can do in the way of athletics," the St. Paul Daily Globe pointed out during that race. "Why shouldn't women be interested in their sisters?" Which central idea is developed by the quotation in the last sentence?
Read this passage. My career in journalism has taught me the challenges of capturing sporting events, yet Gregor Powell’s descriptions are flawless. Powell is a gold-medal Paralympic swimmer, but his memoir proves that his true strength is the power of his insights. What feature distinguishes this passage as a foreword?
Consider this timeline. Open image in full-screen view How does this timeline enhance the information provided in Chapter 1 of Wheels of Change by Sue Macy?
Read this excerpt from Chapter 1 of Wheels of Change by Sue Macy. Solid rubber tires and pedals replaced metal ones. Frames were made of steel instead of iron or wood. Seat springs were improved and brakes were added. The weight was reduced to 50 and then 40 pounds. Each of these changes distanced the velocipede from its origins as a machine for the "swift of foot" until finally, a new term became popular for the two-wheeled wonder: bicycle. Which of these were solutions that improved the velocipede? Choose three correct answers.
Read the excerpt from "Climate Change: An Overview.” Today, ninety-seven percent of climate experts agree that humans are causing climate change. No scientific body of international or national standing dissents from this view. (A few maintain a non-committal position.) That is not to say that the research is universally accepted. As long as scientists have been positing that human emissions of greenhouse gases are heating up the planet, others have denied their arguments. The statistic in this excerpt supports the idea that
Read the excerpt from "Climate Change: An Overview.” By the early twentieth century, carbon emissions from fossil-fuel burning reached 1 billion tons a year. Automobiles, airplanes, and domestic and agricultural energy demands all contributed to the rising trend. In the 1950s, scientists used a new generation of equipment to confirm that carbon-dioxide concentrations were doubling and that this would have the effect of increased temperatures. This excerpt primarily describes the
Based on "Climate Change: An Overview,” what are the effects of global climate change? Choose three correct answers.
Read the excerpt from "Climate Change: An Overview.” By the early twentieth century, carbon emissions from fossil-fuel burning reached 1 billion tons a year. Automobiles, airplanes, and domestic and agricultural energy demands all contributed to the rising trend. In the 1950s, scientists used a new generation of equipment to confirm that carbon-dioxide concentrations were doubling and that this would have the effect of increased temperatures. What chronology is described in this excerpt?
Read the excerpt from "Climate Change: An Overview.” Roger Revelle, an American oceanographer, wrote, "Human beings are now carrying out a large-scale geophysical experiment." Scientific consensus grew around the theory of global warming, and the first United Nations environment conference was held in 1972. Which best describes Revelle’s viewpoint?
Which best describes the language of "Climate Change: An Overview”?
Which best describes the author’s overall purpose in "Climate Change: An Overview”?
Read the excerpt from "A History of Voting Rights.” Since the passage of the constitutional amendments, women and African American leaders have continued to struggle for the rights of their constituents. This has meant seeking greater access to elected office as well as reducing obstacles to voting that still exist. How does the author connect events of the past to the present?
Read the excerpt from "A History of Voting Rights.” In 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution became law. The amendment established that the right of citizens of the United States to vote could not be denied by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Which aspect of historical context does this excerpt describe?
Read the excerpt from "A History of Voting Rights.” Frederick Douglass, an African American man who had been born into slavery and later escaped, became a leader of the abolitionist movement. In addition to becoming a spokesman for the cause of abolition, Douglass ran a newspaper in which he published his views against slavery and for women’s rights. In 1848, Douglass, too, addressed the convention at Seneca Falls. He is credited with gaining the necessary support to pass the resolution calling for women’s suffrage. Which details are essential to an objective summary of this excerpt? Choose three correct answers.
Based on "A History of Voting Rights,” what prompted Elizabeth Cady Stanton to help organize the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls?
Which best describes the author’s purpose in "A History of Voting Rights”?
Read the excerpt from "A History of Voting Rights” It was not until 1924, with the passage of the Indian Citizenship Act, that most American Indians were guaranteed the right to vote. Even then, some state regulations did not allow certain American Indians to vote. Why did the author most likely include this information?
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