Read this excerpt from the introduction to wheels of change by sue macy. “to men, the bicycle in the beginning was merely a new toy, another machine added to the long list of devices they knew in their work and play. to women, it was a steed upon which they rode into a new world.” —"woman and the wheel," munsey’s magazine, may 1896 what is a logical prediction about the text that follows this introduction? it will highlight nineteenth-century toys and machines. it will compare horses and bicycles, as they are used for transportation. it will compare the speed of men and women on bicycles. it will highlight the historical significance of bicycles for women.

Consider the text and its central idea. informational text: one privilege that many teens look forward to is the ability to earn a driver’s license. driver’s licensing requirements are not the same in every state. in some states, young people can be fully licensed before their sixteenth birthday. in other states, the privilege to drive has some restrictions until the driver is eighteen years old. in every state, driver education is a required step in earning a license. students might earn a permit, or provisional license, and spend six months to a year driving with an adult in the car. since states are very different based on population, development, and roadways, the laws are different, too. central idea: states makes different laws about licensing drivers with some similar requirements. what supporting detail is most important to include in a summary of this text? teens get excited about learning to drive. in some states, kids can get their license on their birthday. some states are heavily populated, with dangerous roads to navigate. every state includes driver education as part of licensing requirements.