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Unit 3 Lesson 4: A Covered Wagon Girl
By Jason Clark
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McGraw Hill - Imagine It - 4th grade
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Question 1
1.
Which Greek root means ¨to write¨?
graph
meter
photo
tele
Question 2
2.
Another word for ´vast´ is
silly
sleepy
bright
large
Question 3
3.
The group descended a ´tremendous´ hill at Bear Valley. ´Tremendous´ means about the same as
very large
steep
beautiful
jagged
Question 4
4.
Sallie´s father goes to Sacramento to get ´provisions´. ´Provisions´ are
fancy clothes
supplies
cattle
people to help build a church
Question 5
5.
They are looking for a ´permanent´ home. ´Permanent´ means
large
urban
rural
lasting
Question 6
6.
Which of these is a fact from the selection?
The roads were terrible.
The boat traveled on the Missouri River.
The stream seemed angry.
The springs were a beautiful sight.
Question 7
7.
Where does the selection begin?
Nebraska
Idaho
Indiana
Missouri
Question 8
8.
Which of these was NOT a way the author traveled?
by canoe
on foot
by steamboat
by carriage
Question 9
9.
At the end of the selection, the author will
go live in San Jose
travel east in search of a job.
be hired to take more settlers to California.
leave for the West on a boat.
Question 10
10.
The author wrote this selection in order to
inform other people about the dangers of a wagon train trip.
show other people what they would need for a similar trip.
tell about some of the beautiful sights of the West.
have a personal record of the trip.Ho
Question 11
11.
How is Fort Laramie like a small town?
Question 12
12.
Why does the group spend the winter in Fremont?
Question 13
13.
Why did the group stop on Sundays?
Question 14
14.
Why did the group get held up at Devil´s Gate?