Sacagawea Comprehension

Which detail BEST supports the main idea that Lewis and Clark were leading a large expedition?

• The hired a guide to lead them. 
• They used a keelboat and two canoes.
• They had forty men traveling with them. 
• They need horses to cross the mountains. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which detail supports the idea that it was too difficult for the Corps to travel in the winter of 1804?

• The explorers built a fort. 
• The Missouri River was muddy. 
• The Shoshone lived in the mountains. 
• Every member of the crew had a special skill.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Who was hired to be the guide for the Corps of Discovery?

• A Shoshone woman
• A slave named York
• A boy named Jean-Baptiste
• A man named Charbonneau

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What did the crew receive from the Shoshone?

• Maps
• Boats
• Horses
• Blankets

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which sentence supports the idea that Sacagawea helped the crew?

• Sacagawea jumped up, threw her blanket over her brother.
• Just a few minutes after drinking the mixture, she gave birth to a baby boy.
• As Sacagawea walked along the riverbank, she carried Pomp on her back.
• Sacagawea stayed calm and rescued the captains' important things. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Before returning to the Knife River villages, Sacagawea wanted to --

• go to St. Louis
• wait out the water
• see the Pacific Ocean
• feed Pomp

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the topic of this selection?

• A baby boy
• A young Indian girl
• An American explorer
• A French Canadian guide

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is this selection mainly about?

• Lewis and Clark crossed the Rocky Mountains. 
• Lewis and Clark went upstream on the Missouri River.
• Sacagawea helped Lewis and Clark explore the route to the Pacific Ocean.
• Sacagawea carried her baby on a cradleboard when she served as an interpreter.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

The main purpose of the selection is to--

• persuade people to use an interpreter
• encourage people to explore new territories
• inform people about the Corps of Discovery
• describe the Rocky Mountains

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

The author organizes the selection by--

• describing causes and effects
• telling about one person at a time
• telling events in the order they happened
• comparing the Corps of Discovery to other expeditions

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5