Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension Quiz

The citizens of my town finally approved plans for a new park near the river.

• visitors

• guests

• travelers

• residents

We learned in class how immigration to the United States helped the country grow.

• people marching

• people wandering

• people removing

• people coming to live

I know going to space camp will be a wonderful opportunity for Maddie.

• chance

• thought

• difference

• understanding

The office in charge of processing the orders is running two weeks behind.

• borrowing

• distressing

• handling

• standing

Which word is a synonym for admitted in the sentence below? My brother is hoping he will be admitted to the state university this fall as a freshman.

• familiar with

• unsure of

• able to leave

• granted access

Two of the main ideas of the selection are -

• who the Exodusters were and why they moved to Kansas

• the life of Pap Singleton and the story of how Kansas was settled

• how Kansas City grew and what jobs African Americans found there

• living conditions in the South after the Civil War and why African Americans stayed

Which of the following sentences from the selection supports the central idea that Pap Singleton was an important figure in the Exoduster movement?

• He described to the people at the meeting the opportunities for farming and working that were waiting for African Americans in Kansas.

• For many, Kansas represented a land of freedom and opportunity.

• There they established farms and communities, some of which still exist today.

• The town not only had a hotel and stores, it also had a school and three churches.

Which idea is supported by the details in paragraph 5?

• Nicodemus was the only town not established by Pap Singleton.

• There were very few African American stores and schools in Kansas.

• Nicodemus was important to the African American Exodusters of Kansas.

• African Americans moved only to Nicodemus and nowhere else in Kansas.

What was The Great Exodus of 1879? Why was it important?

Moving to a new community can be scary and exciting. Think of what you would need to do to feel at home in a new place.