A Journey on the Oregon Trail

In the story, hardship means - 

• a problem that you have.
• a place you want to go.
• something that you have to do.
• a way to get to a certain place.

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

When and where does the story take place?

• in the present in a large city
• in the past in a small town
• in the past in the wilderness
• in the present in a foreign land

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

What sentence from the text best supports the setting in Question 2?

• They had to be careful not to lose any of their supplies.
• The journey was one hardship after another.
• People had lots of ideas back in Missouri.
• Jonathan's family traveled with their wagon and 5 other families.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

What sentence from the text best supports that Jonathan changes his mood in the story?

• For a while, he stopped worrying.
• They had to be careful not to lose any of their supplies.
• Whose idea was this journey? Jonathan thought to himself.
• He imagined working on a large, sunny farm side by side with his father.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

Which best describes how Jonathan feels in the middle of the story?

• He feels courageous.
• He feels confident.
• He feels curious.
• He feels discouraged.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which detail would change the setting the least if it were taken out of the story?

• Crossing each river took days.
• They had ideas about finding gold in CA.
• The trail was tiring and difficult, but the mountains were beautiful.
• Someday they would make it to the end of the trail.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3