The Long Road to Oregon

The author shows the hard Journey by

• explaining why pioneers wanted to leave Missouri in 1800.

• listing the ways the trip would be difficult.

• telling the reader the route the pioneers took

What text evidence shows that the pioneers' lives were different after moving to Oregon?

• The first things families did was hooked a team of oxen up to their wagons.

• Descendants appreciate their family members' hard work.

• The pioneer families worked hard and found a better life!

Why does the author begin the article by describing when the pioneers began their journey?

• To introduce the pioneers before talking about their trip

• To explain the oxen were really important animals

• To explain how the pioneers felt

Which of these events happened AFTER the pioneers reached Oregon.?

• Children left books, toys, animist of their clothes behind.

• Bad weather made the trail impassable

• Pioneers cleared land and built houses

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Read these sentences from the story.

Oxen were dependable and strong and could pull the heavy vehicles.

Oxen who are dependable

• can be relied on to do work

• cannot be relied on to do work

• fast moving

Read these sentences from the story.

Americans wanted a more enjoyable life.

The suffix -able means "usable" or "can be". Which answer choice uses -able in the same way as enjoyable?

• table

• vegetable

• lovable

Read these sentences from the story.

Bad weather often made the tail impassable.

If the trail is impassable, it is

• easy to get around

• Not an area you can cross

• curvy and hilly

Which word has the same root words as agreeable?

• argue

• agreement

• acceptable