Ten Mile Day

Why were the workers so excited at lunch time?

• They were hungry

• They were tired

• They heard the good news about them already building 6 miles of track

• They got to see their friends during their break

Who is the Central Pacific Railroad team competing against to lay 10 miles of track in one day?

• The Union Pacific Workers

• Themselves

• their friends

• they weren't competing against anyone

How do you think the Central Pacific Railroad workers felt at the end of the day knowing they laid 10 miles of track in one day?

• sad

• proud of what they did and excited about the money

• mad

• they didn't care

What happened when the Central Pacific workers laid the 10 miles of railroad track in one day.

• They were finished for the day

• They were really tired

• They lost

• They beat the Union Pacific workers & won money

Why did things get so difficult when the workers got to the West slope?

• Every track and rail had to be bent and shaped to fit on the steep hill.

• They were tired

• All the workers wanted to quit

• It was really hot outside

What does it mean to set a record in something?

• You lost

• you didn't do good

• You have the highest amount or best score of something.

• you were the worst at something

What does the word grade mean in the following sentence.

"The train was going up the steep grade."

• a flat surface

• a small bump

• a score you made on a test

• a slope or an incline

What does the word cast mean in the following sentence.

"The exhausted men cast down their tools, and the day's work came to an abrupt end."

• something hard for when you break a bone

• to throw something down

• to shape something

• to form or mold something

What 2 details support the following sentence.

"With hard work and strong spirits, the men of the Central Pacific laid more track in a day than ever before."

• The rail gang was dripping with sweat, and their muscles must have burned from overuse, but not one man stopped to rest.

• The day abruptly came to an end

• the record was destroyed and Thomas Durant lost the bet

• The gave up really quickly due to being tired