Riding the Rails West Comprehension

Riding the Rails West Comprehension

3rd Grade

10 Qs

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Riding the Rails West Comprehension

Riding the Rails West Comprehension

Assessment

Quiz

English

3rd Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.3.2, RI.1.5, RI.2.6

+25

Standards-aligned

Created by

Mr. Lynn

Used 242+ times

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

The genre for Riding the Rails West is

realistic fiction

biography

expository text

folktale

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Why did the people want an east to west railroad?

President Lincoln agreed that a railroad should be built

people wanted a safer more comfortable way to travel

people wanted a quicker way to move goods

a network of railroads connected towns and cities

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Before building a railroad, how did pioneers travel west?

car

covered wagon

airplane

bicycle

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Which American President approved the railroad to be built?

President Kennedy

President Clinton

President Washington

President Lincoln

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Which state was the point at which the east and west railroads were joined?

California

Utah

Arizona

Texas

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

From which country did most of the railroad workers originate?

Russia

Mexico

China

Canada

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

The author writes, "The population boomed in the western states." What does boomed mean in that sentence?

make a loud, deep, resonant sound

enjoy a period of great prosperity or rapid economic growth

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

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