TR Informational Acceleration Assessment #3

What is the passage MOSTLY about?

• the necessity of cattle drives in the Old West

• the life of the cowboy in the late 1800s

• how cowboys ate while herding cattle for cattle drives

• how the chuck wagon impacted cattle drives

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

The information provided in the article could best be used for a student’s research project about the

• life of a cattle driver.

• history of the chuck wagon.

• methods for recruiting cowhands.

• original chuck box of cattle drives.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which statement BEST describes the camp cook?

• The cook had to get along with everyone.

• The cook had to have many recipes.

• The cook had to be a smart shopper.

• The cook had to have many talents.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

How did the chuck wagon differ from the carts it replaced?

• It was much easier to drive.

• It had two additional wheels.

• It was pulled by a mule team.

• It carried food for an entire trip.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

Based on the article, the advantage of having chuck wagons on cattle drives was that the cowboys

• did not have to shop for food.

• were well cared for and well-fed.

• did not have to eat the same meal twice.

• could take longer to complete the drive.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What caused the decline of the chuck wagon?

• Cooks needed higher wages.

• Fewer cowboys went on cattle drives.

• Cattle began to be transported by train.

• Ranchers started using mobile kitchens.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which sentence shows that Charles Goodnight had a good idea?

• The first chuck wagon was an instant success.

• The chuck wagon was much more than a mobile kitchen.

• The wagon and the ground around it were the cowboy’s home.

• A good cook was essential to the drive’s success.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

Which sentence would BEST support the idea that taking cattle to market required careful planning?

• He couldn’t promise easy jobs or even nice weather.

• . . . once the drive began, there were no stores for hundreds of miles.

• . . . eventually the Studebaker company produced chuck wagons . . .

• The wagon and the ground around it were the cowboy’s home.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Read this section from the article.

The chuck wagon was much more than a mobile kitchen. Sometimes called “the trail drive’s mother ship,” it was like a magnet that drew the men together.

This section calls attention to the fact that the chuck wagon mainly

• was the center of life on a cattle drive.

• traveled many miles with the cowboys.

• carried many more supplies than just food.

• was where the trail directions were mapped out.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the main idea of Paragraph 12?

• The cook must also be a doctor.

• All cowhands retire and become cooks.

• The life of a cook is a hard one.

• The cook always gives the orders.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2