Question

Read the excerpt from Chapter 3 of Wheels of Change .

That same year, the very concept of bloomers caused the Board of School Trustees in the village of College Point, New York, to take an unusual vote. It seems that three female teachers in the village school system made a practice of riding their bicycles to work, and the trustees were aghast. So they voted to prohibit female teachers from riding to and from school.

Which statement best fits in the "Cause” portion of this chart?

Cause: blank. Effect: Female teachers were prohibited from riding their bicycles to school.

The school board asked female teachers to stop cycling to school.
Several female teachers were injured while cycling to school.
The school board was offended by female teachers wearing bloomers.
Several female teachers protested against others cycling in bloomers.

Answer 1

"The school board was offended by female teachers wearing bloomers."

Explanation: The passage says the concept of bloomers caused the board to act and that trustees were "aghast" at three teachers who rode bicycles (wearing bloomers), so their offense led to the prohibition. The other choices are not supported by the excerpt.