Chinese Railroad Workers

1. 1.What is the meaning of the word laborers as it is used in paragraph 1?

• Workers

• Dancers

• Immigrants

• Railroads

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2. 2.Part A: How does the author organize the information in paragraphs 8-9?

• By presenting details in order of importance.

• By asking important questions.

• By providing problems and solutions.

• By listing events in the order that they happened.

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3. 3.Part B: Which sentence from the passage best supports the answer to part A?

• 'Despite their contributions to the railroad, the Chinese workers were kept away from this celebration.'

• 'By the end of 1868, the Chinese workers finally made it out of the mountain area.'

• 'Thanks in great part to the efforts of Chinese workers, the Transcontinental Railroad was completed years ahead of schedule.'

• 'As the railroad neared completion, the competition between the two companies grew more intense.'

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4.What new information does the sidebar on page 15 contribute to the passage?

• The Chinese workers had to deal with harsh weather in the Sierra Nevada.

• The Chinese workers were kept out of celebrations for the completion of the railroad.

• The Chinese workers had to use dangerous explosives to blast through rock.

• The Chinese workers had to provide their own housing.

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5.Which sentence is a central idea from the passage about The Chinese Railroad workers? (H.R.2.2)

• Chinese railroad workers were angry about being left out of the celebrations.

• The Chinese railroad workers only played a small part in completing the railroad.

• Without the Chinese railroad workers, the railroad would not have been completed so early.

• The Chinese railroad workers went on to own the railroad companies.

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6.Which detail from the passage is most relevant to the central idea in Part A? (H.R.2.2)

• 'The Central Pacific needed to find a new source of workers.'

• 'By the end of 1868, the Chinese workers finally made it out of the mountain area.'

• 'Thanks in great part to the efforts of Chinese workers, the Transcontinental Railroad was completed years ahead of schedule.'

• 'Despite these large numbers, Chinese workers faced many difficulties because of discrimination.'

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7.How does the map on page 14 add to the readers understanding of the events in the passage? (H.R.2.1)

• It gives the reader a visual of the rope and basket system used by the Chinese workers.

• It helps the reader see the location where the Central Pacific Railroad started.

• It describes the struggles the Chinese workers dealt with regarding the weather.

• It provides a timeline of events that led to the completion of the transcontinental railroad.

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8.Which evidence from the passage supports the author's claim that the biggest challenge for The Central Pacific was finding workers? (H.R.2.4)

• 'The Central Pacific needed to find a new source of workers.'

• 'In 1863, when the Central Pacific started on the transcontinental railroad, California was still a new state.'

• 'By the time the transcontinental railroad was complete, about 90 percent of the Central Pacific's workers were Chinese immigrants.'

• 'Despite these large numbers, Chinese workers faced many difficulties because of discrimination.'

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