Spirit of Texas Ghost Towns

Which words from the article mean "no longer used or lived in"?

• opened, boomed

• operated, moved

• abandoned, deserted

• passed, entered

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

The author wrote this selection most likely to-

• explain the purpose of Texas ghost towns

• persuade the reader to visit ghost towns in

  Texas

• compare ghost towns in Texas

• describe the history of two Texas ghost towns

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

The reader can conclude from paragraph 3 that people in Indianola were not eager to move after the hurricane of 1875 because-

• Immigrants from other countries entered Texas through this town.

• People once passed through this town as they traveled to Mexico or California.

• Indianola, Texas, is located near the Gulf of Mexico.

• Some residents rebuilt businesses and homes.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What caused the people to move from Terlingua?

• The mines closed.

• A hurricane destroyed the town.

• The oil wells stopped producing.

• The railroads moved to other areas.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

What caused Indianola to both grow and become abandoned?

• Its location on the Gulf of Mexico

• Its port for immigrants

• Its post office, hospital, and newspaper companies

• Its railroads

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

Based on the time line, between which years does the population in Terlingua become smaller?

• 1903 and 1905

• 1900 and 1903

• 1945 and 1994

• 1900 and 1905

Read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article.

Immigrants from other countries

entered Texas through this town.

What is the meaning of the word Immigrants?

• People who travel by ship

• People who move to a new country to live

• People who move to live near the ocean

• People who were born in Texas

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Time lines are used in this article to help the reader-

• organize the events in time order

• describe the photographs

• identify the main idea of the article

• select the topic of the article

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

The row of pictures at the bottom of paragraph 4 help the reader understand-

• the time line for Indianola

• the two ghost towns

• the forgotten town

• some examples of places in the ghost towns

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What text feature does the author use to identify the photographs?

• Underlined words

• Captions

• Key words

• Italics

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5