The Oregon Trail/Times Have Changed

Which of the following choices was NOT a reason pioneers wanted to travel and settle in the west?

• They wanted inexpensive farmland.

• The wanted land to use for a ranch.

• They wanted to take advantage of the mining opportunities.

• They wanted to visit family and friends who lived in the west.

Using information from both passages, which of the following choices was NOT a challenge pioneers faced on the Oregon Trail?

• Illness and diseases

• A lack of food and water.

• Their wagon running out of gasoline.

• Taking too many supplies for the oxen to pull in the wagon.

According to clues from BOTH passages, what does the term ruts mean?

• a groove or mark

• an illness that spread along the Oregon Trail

• a tool needed to build covered wagons

• a type of money

Which of the following lines from "Times Have Changed" shows that Brayden was feeling aggravated by his sister?

• "This is going to be just like the trip the pioneers took on the Oregon Trail!" Brayden exclaimed as he drug two giant suitcases to the car.

• "Yeah, yeah! I know you are the Oregon Trail expert now after your big school project," Brayden said sarcastically.

• "Totally different!" Michelle excitedly exclaimed.

• "What's a landmark?" Brayden asked.

Why did the author of the fiction passage MOST LIKELY name it "Times Have Changed"?

• Brayden's family was traveling to a new time zone on their trip.

• Traveling to Oregon now is very different from when the pioneers used the Oregon Trail to get there.

• Brayden and Michelle were pretending to go back in time and travel on the Oregon Trail.

• It was going to be night by the time the family reached Oregon.

According to the text, which of the following choices best describes the meaning of Manifest Destyiny?

• The belief that America had the right and a duty to expand the United States throughout North America.

• The belief that Americans should only settle land east of the Mississippi River.

• The belief that covered wagons could fly if the oxen were able to get enough speed.

• The belief that the Oregon Trail was the only route to reach the western have of North America.

What is one way the two passages are different?

• Only one passage discusses challenges and hardships faced by those traveling along the Oregon Trail.

• Only one passage discusses that the covered wagons used along the Oregon Trail had waterproof covers.

• One passage discussed using oxen to pull the covered wagons while the other passage did not discuss how oxen were used along the Oregon Trail.

• One passage is a nonfiction passage about the Oregon Trail while the other passage is a fictional passage.

Which of the following choices is information that can be found in BOTH passages?

• Pioneers used oxen to pull the covered wagons along the Oregon Trail.

• Michelle completed a project for school about the Oregon Trail.

• At first, the Oregon Trail was only passable by foot or horseback.

• Pioneers used landmarks to help navigate along the Oregon Trail.

The author of "Times Have Changed" wrote the following sentence at the end of the passage: "Load up all you pioneers," Brayden said with a wink.

Using that information, what character trait BEST describes Brayden?

• Stubborn

• humorous

• selfish

• lazy

What can readers learn from the map and caption included in the passage "The Oregon Trail"?

• The Oregon Trail covered over half of the United States.

• The Oregon Trail began at the eastern coast of the United States.

• Covered wagons were used to travel along the Oregon Trail.

• Traveling the Oregon Trail was a dangerous and long journey.