The Pony Express
Authored by Margaret Anderson
English
8th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
Which happened first?
Settlers rushed to California to find gold.
The Pony Express was started.
The train line to California was finished.
The first telegraph line to California was finished.
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CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
Which best explains why Pony Express riders had to weigh less than 125 pounds?
Heavier men were more expensive.
Horses were scared of heavier men.
Heavier men scared customers.
Horses could move quicker with lighter men.
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CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
3.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
How fast could the Pony Express take a letter from California to Missouri?
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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1
4.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
Why were the Pony Express stations about ten miles apart?
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CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
Which was probably not a requirement to be a rider for the Pony Express?
You had to be light.
You had to be an expert horse rider.
You had to be able to read and write.
You had to be brave in the face of danger.
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CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.2
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
Why would the riders stop at a station?
To play cards
To get fresh horses
To have riders count the mail
To have other riders take their place
To rest
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CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
7.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
Why did the Pony Express end? In other words, what was the cause?
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CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
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