MCA Reading Grade 10 Practice Questions - Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA-IV) Reading - Grade 10 Exam

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Read the excerpt below from a historical fiction narrative: "Young Thomas spent twelve hours each day feeding iron bars into the roaring forge. His hands were calloused and stained with soot, but every penny he earned was carefully tucked beneath his mattress. He knew that fifty dollars would secure his train ticket west to Minnesota, where fertile farmland awaited anyone willing to clear the timber." What primarily motivates Thomas to work long hours at the forge?

A desire to earn enough money to relocate and start a farming life in the West. A ambition to become the master blacksmith of his current township. A goal to buy his own iron forge and expand industrial manufacturing. A promise made to his parents to stay in his hometown forever.

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A desire to earn enough money to relocate and start a farming life in the West.

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