7.1 Comprehension Test

What is the passage "The Oregon Trail" mostly about?

• A family trying to survive and make it across the Oregon Trail

• Edith is tired

• June 29th was very rainy

• The family arrived at Soda Springs

(The Oregon Trail) Which detail explains why the family stopped at the Shoshone camp?

• "Our provisions have been getting low..."

• "It was another setback."

• "Dear Diary, we've been on the Oregon Trail for two weeks."

• "We can bathe in the hot springs."

(Ranch Flyer) How does the picture on Page 7 add to the passage?

• It shows where Wyoming is on the map and what the land looks like.

• It shows what a desert looks like.

• It shows what the airplane looked like.

• It shows how flying has changed

(Ranch Flyer) What does the caption under the picture on page 8 best help the reader understand?

• This picture is meant to show us how flying has changed since 1945.

• The pilot is flying a plan.

• How things look from above.

(The Oregon Trail) Which word from July 14th, 1849 shows how Edith feels about the buffalo herd?

• "Magnificent"

• "plain"

• "grazing"

• "brought"

(Ranch Flyer) How has flying aided the ranchers today?

• It used to take all to get the supplies to the ranchers by car or horse but planes can get their much faster.

• The ranchers get to have better jobs flying ariplanes.

• The sheep get flown out to the ranches so they don't have to walk

• The planes show the ranchers what their land looks like.