The Spirit of Texas Ghost Towns

Which words from the article mean "no longer used or lived in"?

• A.    opened, boomed
• B.    operated, moved
• C.    abandoned, deserted
• D.    passed, entered

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The author writes this article to-

• F.    explain the purpose of Texas ghost towns.
• G.    persuade the reader to visit ghost towns in Texas. 
• H.    compare ghost towns in Texas.
• J.    describe the history of two Texas ghost towns.

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Which sentence from the article shows that people in Indianola were not eager to move after the hurricane of 1875?

• A.    Immigrants from other countries entered Texas through this town.
• B.    People once passed through this town as they traveled to Mexico or California.
• C.  Indianola, Texas, is located near the Gulf of Mexico.  
• D.  Some residents rebuilt businesses and homes. 

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What caused the people to move from Terlingua?

• F.    The mines closed.
• G.    A hurricane destroyed the town.
• H.    The oil wells stopped producing.
• J.    The railroads moved to other areas.

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What caused Indianola to both grow and become abandoned?

• A.    Its location on the Gulf of Mexico.
• B.    Its port for immigrants
• C.    Its post office, hospital, and newspaper companies.
• D.    Its railroads

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Based on the time line, between which years does the population in Terlingua become smaller?

• F.    1903 and 1905
• G.    1900 and 1903
• H.    1945 and 1994
• J.    1900 and 1905

Read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article.  
Immigrants from other countries entered Texas through this town. 
What is the meaning of the word immigrants?

• A.    People who travel by ship
• B.    People who move to a new country to live.  
• C.    People who move to live near the ocean.  
• D.  People who were born in Texas. 

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Time lines are used in this article to help the reader-

• F.    organize the events in time order.
• G.    describe the photographs
• H.    identify the main idea of the article
• J.    select the topic of the article

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Why does the author include the photographs in the article?

• A.    To highlight the paragraphs in the article.
• B.    To show the order of events.
• C.    To add meaning to the text.
• D.    To provide clues for underlined words.

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What text features does the author use to identify the photographs?

• F.   underlined words
• G.   captions
• H.   key words
• J.    italics

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