Evaluating Details, Controlling Idea or Thesis (The U.S. Interstate System)
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- Q1
Which detail from the selection best explains why Eisenhower is considered “the father of the U.S. Interstate”?
He saw advanced roadways when he was in Europe during WWII.
He traveled across the United States before interstates existed.
He was elected the 34th President of the United States.
He signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956.
30s - Q2
Which sentence from the selection supports the idea that the interstate system benefited businesses in the United States?
But today most historians agree that it was also one of the most important.
When he was elected U.S. President in the early 1950s, he made the interstate system one of his main priorities.
Because travel was easier, people moved to the suburbs and farther away from members of their families.
Never before had it been as easy to move products from coast to coast.
30s - Q3
Which idea about the interstate system does the information in paragraph 3 support?
It played a large role in directing the course of the United States.
It increased Eisenhower’s popularity around the country.
It is an important part of Americans’ daily lives.
It was the most expensive project in U.S. history.
30s - Q4
Paragraph 4 is mostly about —
the names of the most important roads in the interstate system
the successful results of the decades-long interstate system project
who is responsible for taking care of the highways in the interstate system
how the construction of the interstate system ended
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