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Amazing Alice!

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Directions: Read the passage and look at the bar graph. Then read each question about the passage and the bar graph. Choose the best answer to each question. Mark the letter for the answer you have chosen. Henry Fords Car In 1903, Ford Motor Company sold its first car. But real success came in 1908, with the Model T car. Then in 1913, Fords assembly line greatly cut the time it took to make a Model T car. The price also kept coming down. By the mid-1920s, many working people could afford a Model T car and the companys sales soared.
Ford: A Car Company Grows 20 million

2. About how many cars did Ford build in 1922? F. 1,000 G. 1 million H. 10 million J. 20 million 3. The price of the Model T car dropped because of A. the assembly line. B. the Depression. C. cheaper materials. D. their bumpy ride. 4. How long after it built its 10 millionth car did Ford build its 20 millionth car? F. about 20 years G. about 10 years H. only one year J. 31 years later

Number of Cars Built

10 million

1 million

1,700

1904

1914 Year

1922

1931

Scott Foresman

1. Ford Motor Company built its millionth car in A. 1914. B. 1922. C 1908. D. 1931.

5. In what year did the Ford Motor Company build its 30 millionth car? A. 1933 B. 1943 C. 1922 D. cant tell from facts given

Notes for Home: Your child is read a passage and interpreted a bar graph. Home Activity: Look for graphs in the newspaper with your child. Take turns asking one another questions based on information in the graph. Discuss how you used the graph to answer each question. Graphic Sources

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