Word Choice and Evidence in Wheels of Change, Part 3

Which detail from the foreword to Wheels of Change supports the viewpoint that access to bicycles improves the lives of women and children? [M]y husband, F. K. Day, and I founded World Bicycle Relief (WBR). WBR works to provide access to independence and livelihood through the power of bicycles. During our work in Sri Lanka in 2005-2006, we put more than 24,000 new bicycles into the hands of those rebuilding their lives. Since 2006, we have moved into Africa where we currently work in Zambia. It is a challenge for many African girl students to remain in school. A myriad of obstacles often stand in their way. A long list of benefits of educating a girl in a developing country compiled by the World Health Organization includes later marriages, smaller families, better hygiene, greatly increased likelihood that further children will receive education, and my favorite—greater confidence.

A long list of benefits of educating a girl in a developing country compiled by the World Health Organization includes later marriages, smaller families, better hygiene, greatly increased likelihood that further children will receive education, and my favorite—greater confidence.

Read the excerpt from Chapter 2 of Wheels of Change. Ellen B. Parkhurst, wife of another New York minister, celebrated the advantages of bicycle riding in Washington's Evening Times. "Of course I do not believe that bicycling is immoral," she said. "A girl who rides a wheel is lifted out of herself and her surroundings. She is made to breathe purer air, see fresher and more beautiful scenes, and get an amount of exercise she would not otherwise get. All this is highly beneficial." Which sentence best summarizes Parkhurst's viewpoint in this excerpt? She is amused at the idea of women bicycling. She is outraged at the idea of women bicycling. She is supportive of the idea of women bicycling. She is shocked at the idea of women bicycling.

She is supportive of the idea of women bicycling.

Read the excerpt from Chapter 2 of Wheels of Change. "Bicycling by young women has helped to swell the ranks of reckless girls who finally drift into the standing army of outcast women of the United States," wrote Smith in a resolution issued by her group, the Women's Rescue League. Which best describes Charlotte Smith's viewpoint? Women should not cycle until they are older. Women should learn to cycle properly. Women should avoid cycling. Women should cycle only as a hobby.

Women should avoid cycling.

Read the excerpt from Chapter 2 of Wheels of Change. Regarding women, Turner declared, "With hardly any exception there is a consensus of opinion that the exercise of wheeling, properly regulated and indulged in at proper times and seasons, is of great benefit to all sound women and girls." However, Turner warned that women should not indulge in racing. "It must be distinctly understood that anything in the way of racing or speed competition on cycles must be injurious to any woman," he wrote, "and should never be allowed." Which best describes E. B. Turner's perspective? Women should bicycle in any manner they choose. Women should bicycle with specific limitations. Women should refrain from riding bicycles at all times. Women should only bicycle if they understand the risks.

Women should bicycle with specific limitations.

Read the excerpt from the foreword to Wheels of Change. Mary Lewanika, a student living in rural Zambia, is having a profound experience in being empowered to steer her own course. At 17, in 2009, Lewanika was the very first student to receive a World Bicycle Relief bike. That day she said she felt safer already on the long, sometimes dangerous path to and from school. This is particularly important for Lewanika, as she wants to stay in school and graduate from college to become a doctor. What type of evidence does the author use to support her argument? expert testimony a statistic an example scientific analysis

an example

Read the excerpt from Chapter 2 of Wheels of Change. "The bicycle is the devil's advance agent morally and physically in thousands of instances." Smith's resolution called for "all true women and clergymen" to join with her in denouncing the bicycle craze among women as "indecent and vulgar." Which words from the excerpt have a negative connotation? Check all that apply. devil's morally instances resolution indecent vulgar

devil's indecent vulgar

Read the excerpt from Chapter 2 of Wheels of Change. Smith blamed the bicycle for the downfall of women's health, morals, and religious devotion. Her accusations brought a swift and impassioned response. The Reverend Dr. A. Stewart Walsh, a respected clergyman in New York City and a cyclist himself, wrote a letter to the editor of the Brooklyn Eagle declaring, "I have associated with thousands of riders . . . and I have not seen among them . . . anything that could begin to approach the outrageous and scandalous indecency of the resolutions of the alleged rescue league." Based on this excerpt, Charlotte Smith and Reverend Walsh agreed that women should avoid riding bicycles. disagreed about whether women should ride bicycles. disagreed about whether it was safe for women to ride bicycles. agreed that women should ride bicycles only as a hobby.

disagreed about whether women should ride bicycles.

Read the excerpt from Chapter 1 of Wheels of Change. "I consider the bicycle to be the most dangerous thing to life and property ever invented," exclaimed Hough, who suffered a broken arm and finger in the accident. "The gentlest of horses are afraid of it." Which word from the excerpt has a negative connotation? most property suffered exclaimed

suffered

What is the author Sue Macy's purpose in the introduction of Wheels of Change? to highlight the work she's done to spread cycling in the world to demonstrate why she is the foremost authority on cycling to explain her personal connection to cycling to persuade readers to be passionate about cycling

to explain her personal connection to cycling

Which best describes the purpose of Chapter 2 of Wheels of Change? to tell readers about the controversies surrounding women who cycled to inform readers about the invention of the bicycle and its rise in popularity to educate readers about the health dangers associated with cycling to persuade readers to take up activism on behalf of female cyclists

to tell readers about the controversies surrounding women who cycled