Reading Comprehension: "First Day of Work" p.9

What is the main idea of the story?

• How the railroad was built

• What it was like on your first day working on the railroad

• Who paid for the railroad

• Where the railroad was built

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

How many paragraphs (every time you see it indented) are in this story?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Who was telling the story?

• A railroad tycoon

• The manager of the workers

• A Chinese worker that is the cousin of Yanfeng

• A Chinese worker named Yanfeng

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the hook at the beginning of the story?

• "Look at that," says Yanfeng

• If we finish our work quickly, they will pay us even more.

• "Come on, cousin, " shouts Yanfeng

• Judging from the workers at supper, we know the work will be grueling.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What was the name of the railroad company they were working for?

• Union Pacific

• Santa Fe

• Central Pacific

• Central Atlantic

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

True or False?

During the story, some men got hurt basting holes in the mountain.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

How did the story teller know it was going to be hard work?

• He had already done this

• His cousin had told him

• He saw exhausted workers

• The boss told him it would be hard

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

True or False?

It was very affordable and cheap to build the railroad.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Where was the railroad being built?

• From coast to coast

• From North to South

• From New York to London

• From Canada to Mexico

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CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Who were most of the railroad workers?

• People that liked hard work

• Chinese workers

• American workers

• Mexican workers

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5