The Inventing of Liquid Paper

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1 point

Making Inferences:
Artists are less likely to make mistakes than secretaries are.

Correct inference

Faulty inference

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What is the author's purpose in writing "The Inventing of Liquid Paper"?

To inform the reader about a creative woman who followed through on a good idea.

To encourage the reader to invent something.

To emphasize the differences between manual and electric typewriters.

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Finding the Main Idea:
Useful inventions often come from unexpected sources.

Too Narrow

Main Idea

Too Broad

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Bette Nesmith first got the idea for Liquid Paper when she

was working on a holiday window.

was painting a portrait.

made her first typing mistake.

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Making Inferences:
Bette Nesmith was not the only typist who needed a way to get rid of mistakes.

Faulty inference

Correct inference

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Bette Nesmith's son, Michael, was part of the rock group

The Tigers.

The Monkees.

The Beatles.

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Nesmith sold her company to The Gillette Company for

$48 million.

$100 million.

$1 million.

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How is the author's purpose for writing the article expressed in paragraph 13?

The author points out that Nesmith had faith in her good idea.

The author points out that Nesmith left half her money to charity.

The author points out that IBM made a mistake.

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If you were an inventor, how could you use the information in the article to present your product to the buying public?

Like Bette Nesmith, make your product by yourself at first.

Like Bette Nesmith, first try to sell your idea to IBM.

Like Bette Nesmith, quit your job.

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1 point

By 1957, Nesmith was selling

about 5,000 bottles per year.

about 1,200 bottles per year.

over one million bottles of Liquid Paper per year.

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One reason Bette Nesmith didn't like her electric typewriter was that

it used a ribbon that made erasing messy.

its keys had to be pushed really hard.

it was slow.

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1 point

Making Inferences:
Secretaries are all excellent typists.

Correct inference

Faulty inference

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1 point

The author tells this story mainly by

telling different stories about the same topic.

comparing different topics.

describing events in the order they happened.

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1 point

Finding the Main Idea:
Bette Nesmith tried to sell her invention to IBM, a maker of electric typewriters.

Too Broad

Main Idea

Too Narrow

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What was the effect of Bette Nesmith's frustration with the difficulty of erasing typing errors?

She invented Liquid Paper to cover up mistakes.

She became a secretary to support herself and her son.

She got a divorce.

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1 point

Finding the Main Idea:
Secretary Bette Nesmith invented Liquid Paper, a way to correct typing mistakes.

Too Broad

Main Idea

Too Narrow

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1 point

Making Inferences:
Most secretaries earn a steady income; many artists do not.

Faulty inference

Correct inference

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1 point

Making Inferences:
All successful companies earn a profit during their first year.

Correct inference

Faulty inference