
The Transcontinental Railroad

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English
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2nd Grade
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Hard
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Ana Pena
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the first Transcontinental Railroad in the United States?
(¿Qué fue el primer ferrocarril transcontinental de los Estados Unidos?)
A railroad system that spanned the continental United States from the East Coast to the West Coast.
(un sistema de ferrocarril que abarcaba la Costa Este y la Costa Oeste de los Estados Unidos)
A railroad system that spanned the continental United States from the North to the South.
(Un sistema ferroviario que atravesaba los Estados Unidos continentales de norte a sur.)
A railroad system that spanned only Texas.
(Un sistema ferroviario que se extendía solo por Texas.)
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did people decide to build a Transcontinental Railroad?
(¿Por qué decidieron construir un ferrocarril transcontinental?)
Trains wasted less gas.
(Los trenes desperdiciaban menos gasolina.)
Trains were faster, cheaper, and more convenient.
(Los trenes eran más rápidos, menos costosos y más convenientes)
Trains were better looking than steamboats.
(Los trenes se veían mejor que los barcos de vapor.)
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3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Before the Transcontinental Railroad, how did people travel to the West?
(Antes de que existiera el ferrocarril transcontinental, ¿cómo viajaba la gente hacia el Oeste?)
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a nickname for the locomotive train?
(¿Qué apodo recibieron las primeras locomotoras?)
the "golden horse"
(el "caballo dorado")
the '"incredible horse"
(el '"caballo increíble")
the “iron horse
(el caballo de hierro)
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CCSS.RI.1.3
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CCSS.RI.2.3
CCSS.RI.2.5
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was the locomotive called the “iron horse”?
(¿Por qué el tren recibio el apodo "el caballo de hiero"?
The train had the painting of a horse.
(El tren tenía la pintura de un caballo.)
The locomotive was made of iron and had the power of many horses in a single machine.
(El tren estaba hecho de hierro y tenían la fuerza de muchos caballos en un solo motor)
The train was pulled by horses.
(El tren era tirado por caballos.)
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6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In what ways are the steamboat and the locomotive train similar?(choose 3)
(¿En qué se parecían las locomotoras y los barcos de vapor?) (escoje 3)
both increased westward expansion
(ambos fomentaron la expansión hacia el oeste)
Both have engines powered by steam
(ambos tenían motores que funcionaban con el vapor)
both forms of transportation
(ambos eran medios de transporte)
both were made of plastic
(ambos etaban hechos de plastico)
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CCSS.RL.1.3
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7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What were some of the hardships that workers faced in building the Transcontinental Railroad?
(¿Cuáles fueron algunas de las penurias que tuvieron que soportar los trabajadores del ferrocarril transcontinental?)
work in difficult weather
(trabajar en mal condiciones del tiempo)
work was dangerous
(trabajo era peligroso)
extreme fatigue because the work was very hard
((Sentían una enorme fatiga porque era un trabajo muy duro)
they worked long hours for very little pay
(trabajaban muchas horas por poca paga)
workers could not go home
(Los trabajadores no podían ir a casa)
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8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What changes did the Transcontinental Railroad bring?
(¿Qué cambios trajo el ferrocarril transcontinental?)
More people wanted to become train conductors.
Más personas querían convertirse en conductores de trenes.
More people started moving to Texas.
(Más personas comenzaron a mudarse a Texas.)
More people moved to the West.
(Más personas se trasladaron al Oeste)
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9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do you think the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad were forced to join their tracks rather than be allowed to build their own separate Transcontinental Railroads?
(¿Por qué creen que la Union Pacific Railroad y la Central Pacific Railroad fueron obligadas a unir sus vías en lugar de que construyeran ferrocarriles transcontinentales independientes?)
This saved time, money, and effort.
((Esto ahorraba tiempo, dinero y trabajo.)
This made all workers get along.
(Esto hizo que todos los trabajadores se llevaran bien.)
The owners became very good friends.
(Los dueños se hicieron muy buenos amigos.)
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