Fiction DA Review

Which sentence from the “The Chinese and the First Transcontinental Railroad” shows why the Central Pacific Railroad had trouble finding workers to build railroad tracks?

• There were already tracks from the East Coast of the United States to Nebraska. (paragraph 1)

• People wanted to strike it rich by looking for gold, not risk their lives building a railroad. (paragraph 2)

• So, the Central Pacific Railroad company decided to hire workers from China. (paragraph 3)

According to “The Chinese and the First Continental Railroad,” what caused the Central Pacific Railroad to hire Chinese workers?

• They had trouble getting supplies like water and wood.

• The Chinese workers knew more about how to build railroads.

• They had trouble finding workers due to the California Gold Rush.

Read the sentence from paragraph 2 of “The Chinese and the First Continental Railroad.” What is the meaning of the phrase strike it rich?

• to become famous

• to hit the gold spike

• to make a lot of money in a short time

What is the main idea of “The Chinese and the First Transcontinental Railroad”?

• Building the Central Pacific Railroad was difficult and dangerous.

• People were more interested in mining for gold than building the railroad.

• Chinese workers were important during the building of the Central Pacific Railroad.

How does the author MOSTLY structure the text in the passage “The Chinese and the Transcontinental Railroad”?

• description

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

Why is paragraph 1 of “The Chinese and the First Transcontinental Railroad” important to the rest of the passage?

• It describes the different materials workers used to build the railroad.

• It gives background information about the transcontinental railroad. 

• It explains how the two companies worked together.

Which sentence from paragraph 2 of “Working Westward” supports the inference that the workers on the Transcontinental Railroad benefited from the journey of the pioneers?

• They followed the same route that many of the pioneers had taken.

• That is because there were already train tracks from the East Coast to Nebraska.

• Then they laid tracks over and through the mountainous regions of Colorado and Utah.

According to the passage “Working Westward,” how did lack of supplies affect work on the Transcontinental Railroad?

• It took longer to build.

• They needed water and trees. 

• The workers chose to join the gold rush.

What information does the map provide to support the passages

• It shows the reader where the railroads were located.

• It teaches what the transcontinental railroad looked like.

• It explains how long it took to build each part of the railroad.

Which sentences BEST summarize the text “Working Westward”?

• The men were so excited to finish the Transcontinental Railroad, that they used a gold spike to show their happiness. They put the spike into a museum to remember this event.

• Men worked to build railroad tracks from Nebraska westward to California. They had trouble getting supplies, but eventually finished in Utah in 1869 and celebrated their success.