Lesson 26 - Journeys "The Foot Race Across America" Test

What does the word compete mean in the sentence below?
Jacob trained hard to compete in the race.

• play
• try to win
• take part
• take away from

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the word ability mean in the sentence below?
The teacher had the ability to make learning fun.

• choice
• problem
• talent
• task

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the word approached mean in the sentence below?
The cat approached the  mouse from behind.

• teased
• frightened
• stepped over
• came toward

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the word announced mean in the sentence below?
The man announced the winner on the radio.

• sang a song
• read a poem
• told many people
• failed to tell people

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which sentence from the article supports the MAIN idea that Andy loved to run?

• "He ran five miles to school."
• "He graduated from high school in 1927."
• Andy, now age twenty, went to Los Angeles, California."
• "One day, he read an ad in a newspaper that would change his life."

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

What MAIN idea from the article is supported by the sentence below?
There were dance marathons, six-day bicycle races, even people setting records for sitting on flagpoles.

• "Andy Payne was excited."
• "The 1920's were already known for crazy contests."
• "The winner would receive twenty five thousand dollars!"
• "The prize money would help his parents pay for the farm."

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

Who were the runners competing against Andy?

• people from the United States
• people from Finland and Switzerland
• many different types of people from many countries
• mostly 16 year olds and some 63 year olds

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

Why was the race harder after the first day?

• They had to run seventeen miles.
• A record was kept of the runners' time.
• Many people had to drop out of the race.
• The climbs were steep, and the sun was hot.

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RF.2.4C

CCSS.RF.3.4C

How did C.C. Pyle make it harder for the runners?

• He kept changing the rules of the race.
• He gave them big meals at the start of the race.
• He served them poor stews, and they had to sleep in barns.
• He made them run through snow and mud in Northern Texas.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Why was the race called "The Bunion Derby"?

• because Andy had bunions
• because Andy did not have bunions
• because many of the runners had bunions
• because the runners were called bunioneers

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2