Empresarios

Empresarios

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English

4th Grade

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Understanding text structures

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following best explains what an empresario was?

A person who were received permission to establish, or begin, settlements in Texas.

A person who represented Americans while Texas was still part of Mexico.

An agent of the Mexican government who traveled to the United States on official business.

A person who settled in Texas when it was still part of Mexico.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the main text structure used in the passage 'Texas Empresarios'?

Problem and solution

Description

Compare and contrast

Chronological order

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is this passage mainly, or mostly, about?

The role of empresarios in bringing settlers to Texas.

The reasons why Mexico decided to bring settlers to Texas.

How settlements in Texas were different from those in the British colonies.

The problems that empresarios faced and resolved in Texas.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the primary purpose of the descriptive structure used in the passage?

To analyze the problems faced by Texas empresarios and discuss how they worked to resolve them.

To highlight the contributions of the empresarios to the establishment of towns and communities

To discuss the challenges faced by the empresarios in their endeavors

To compare the role of empresarios in Texas with other regions

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is called the "Father of Texas?"

Stephen F. Austin

Green DeWitt.

Martin De Leon