(W.3.A.b) Read the student's draft paragraph from an informational essay.
Trains just keep getting faster and faster! The steam locomotives of the early 1800s could go about 20 miles per hour. Today,
the fastest type of train in the world is a maglev train. These trains regularly carry passengers in several Asian countries.
Maglev trains do not have wheels. Instead, they have powerful magnets that let them glide just above the track. Right now,
the record for speed is held by the Shanghai Maglev in China. This amazing train can
Which option completes the last sentence with the most precise information?
A)
travel at 270 miles per hour
B)
shock people with its speed
appear to move like the wind
D)
go well over 100 miles per hour