Reading V2: Bicycle

The author intends the reader to

Understand a bit about the history of bicycles

What's been added to the basic design of the bicycle?

Gears and hand operated breaks

The main idea of this passage

Numerous innovations and improvements in design have made the bicycle one of the most popular means of recreation and transportation around the world.

meaning of revolutionized

changed drastically

How long did it take for bicycles to look and feel like they do today?

53 centuries / 5300 yrs ago

The meaning of taste a. Perceiving a sensation on the tongue b. A sensation in the tongue c. A liking d. Ability to enjoy what is beautiful and harmonious

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Best title for this passage

A Ride through the History of Bicycles

After reading, the reader learns that

Bicycling is gaining in popularity all over the world.

The first person to use a gear system on bicycles

James Starley

Main idea of paragraph 3

Macmillan made important changes in bicycle design.

The writer's opinion

The safety bicycle would look familiar to today's cyclists

meaning of innovation

a new way of doing something

Starley's addition of wire spokes made the bicycle

lighter

meaning of prone

likely to do something

[It didn't look much like a modern bicycle, though, because its back wheel was substantially larger than its front wheel] pattern

opinion, fact

Reason Macmillan added iron rims to the tires of his bicycle

to make the tires last longer