5.4 Vocab

An era is

• a machine.

• a road.

• a period of history.

• a large wheat field.

What is the superlative form of the adjective sad?

• more sadder

• most saddest

• saddest

• sadder

The item was in high demand. This means people

• were tired of the item.

• could not afford the item.

• could not sell the item.

• really wanted the item.

Homeless families camped out by roadsides and irrigation ditches. Ditches are

• fields with crops.

• forests with mostly older trees.

• channels for water.

• large barns.

Camps gave migrants a place where they could feel safe from unfriendly locals. What are locals?

• people who have lived in a place for a long time

• fierce and dangerous bears

• farm bosses

• border officers