Margaret Knight, Inventor

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The author organizes the article by

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Which sentence BEST explains the MAIN idea of this article?

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Read this sentence from the article.
"She was an unusual young girl, and she loved building things."
Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word unusual as used in the sentence above?

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At the beginning of the article, why does the author tell the reader that Margaret saw a bad accident in the cotton mill?

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What was special about Knight's paper bag?

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Which part of the article provides the best information about the tool Knight created for the cotton mill?

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The illustration is important to the article because it shows

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Read this sentence from the article.
"In 1868, Knight was working in a plant that made flat paper bags."
What does plant mean as used in the sentence above?

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Which sentence from the article BEST explains the author's point of view of Margaret Knight?

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Read this sentence from the story.
"Perhaps not, but she was actually one of the invention giants of her day."
Why does the author call Margaret Knight a "giant"?