Week 18 Oklahoma Studies Weekly

What were buffalo chips used for?

• fuel

• food

• paint

• nothing

Which of the following statements is true about westward journeys in the past?

• Only four people went west.

• The jouney west was fast.

• No one actually made it west.

• The children usually walked.

why are the writings from the pioneers in the article conjsidered primary sources?

• The children actually experienced what they wrote about.

• They are interesting stories.

• We are not able to ask the people who jouneyed west about their experiences.

• We do not know everything about their westward journeys.

What did settlers use to grind grain?

• two stones

• windmills

• horses

• other people

Why did early western pioneers use sod to build their houses?

• Trees were stronger than sod.

• Sod is better than trees.

• There were too many trees.

• There were not enough trees.

Why did farmers have to plant crops?

• They needed to keep busy.

• They needed a steady supply of food.

• That is what they were expected to do.

• They needed to use the land.

What did pioneer children do the most?

• work

• play games

• sing

• invent games

Which of the following games is most like "Duck Duck Goose"?

• Needle in the Haystack

• Shadow Tag

• Three-Legged Race

• Drop the Handkerchief

In which game do you bury a tiny object?

• Chain Tag

• Needle in the Haystack

• Drop the Handkerchief

• Three-Legged Race

How old was Isa Mentzer when she traveled to Oklahoma with her family?

• 21

• 15

• 18

• 93