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Railroad Boom

Authored by Erica Harris

English

4th Grade

CCSS covered

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Railroad Boom
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 5 pts

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What is paragraph 2 mainly about? (Railroads Steam Texas Into the Future)

how scary the train is

why Deborah felt excited today

how long it had been since Deborah saw her grandparents

why Deborah liked to be excited

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 5 pts

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What will Deborah probably do when she get to her grandparent's house? (Railroads Steam Texas into the Future)

ask her mother to get stagecoach tickets home

complain about how long the trip was

get back on the train and return home at once

tell everyone all about her train trip

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 5 pts

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Why had it been such a long time since Deborah had seen her grandparents? (Railroads Steam Texas into the Future)

The journey to visit her grandparents was long and dangerous

Daddy did not like to visit with relatives

Deborah's sister was too young to make the trip

Deborah's family didn't know exactly how to get to her grandparent's house.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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Why were railroads needed in Texas in the 1800s? (Railroads bring Boom to Texas)

The roads were nto big enough for al lthe wagons in the state

There were problems with most other transportation methods

It was too hot to travel any other way.

There were no other methods of transportation at this time.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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In paragraph 1 of the section "The Boom Begins" what does the word Boom mean? (Railroads Steam Texas into the Future)

Time when railroad tracks are being laid

new people in an area

period of sudden growth

change in culture

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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Why are many Texas towns about 30 miles apart today? (Railroads Steam Texas into the Future)

Early businesses were only allowed to operate 30 miles apart

The law are required junctions to be 30 miles apart

Early towns were established so locomotive passengers could stop for food.

Early communities sprang up where locomotives stopped for water

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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The reader can tell (Railroads Steam Texas into the Future)...

there are no longer any railroad towns left in Texas

there are many railroad towns still growing today

railroad towns were only used for water stops

new towns today are never placed 30 miles apart

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

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