Unit 7 Practice Test: America Heads West

1. Read the sentence from paragraph 1.

Instead, they hunkered down and spent the next five months here preparing for the trip they were about to embark on, in which poor weather would be one of the many dangers they’d face.

What does embark mean as it is used in paragraph 1?

• A. defend

• B. stop

• C. run away

• D. travel

2. How does the map contribute to the meaning of the passage?

• A. by showing naming the states that were around at that time

• B. by showing how Lewis and Clark traveled across the United States

• C. By naming the state that Lewis and Clark came from

• D. By showing how big the United States is

3. The following item has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B.

Part A What is the author’s purpose in the passage?

A. to tell a story about living in America

B. To explain how and why Lewis and Clark traveled across America

C. To make people want to travel

D. To help people understand how to travel across America

Part B Which sentence from the passage supports the answer to Part A?

E. The men didn’t turn back though. (paragraph 2)

F. Sacagawea didn’t just serve as an interpreter during the trip, however. (paragraph 6)

G. Among these men were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, co- leaders of an expedition tasked with exploring land that the United States had recently acquired. (paragraph 3)

H. The couple joined the expedition as interpreters, translating the language of the local tribes for Lewis and Clark’s men. (paragraph 5)

• A. & E.

• B. & G.

• D. & G.

• C. & H.

4. Read the sentence from paragraph 6.

"She helped Lewis and Clark’s men obtain essential supplies and horses, identified edible plants and herbs, and prevented hostile relations with other tribes simply by being with the group—all while carrying her newborn baby on her back."

Which two details from paragraph 4 provide context clues that help readers determine the meaning of hardship?

What does essential mean as it is used in paragraph 6? (pic the two correct answers)

• A. good

• B. important

• C. not needed

• D. heavy

• E. Necessary

5. Which sentence from the passage does the map most help the reader understand?

• A. “They traveled westward through what is now Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota.” (paragraph 4)

• B. “The men didn’t turn back though." (paragraph 2)

• C. “The couple joined the expedition as interpreters, translating the language of the local tribes for Lewis and Clark’s men.” (paragraph 5)

• D. “After a long winter waiting out the bad weather, the Corps was able to start making their way back east in March 1806.” (paragraph 8)

"Lewis " and "Sacagawea" were needed for the expedition. Compare and contrast Lewis and Sacagawea's contribution to the expedition. Write a paragraph to explain how both people are the same and how they are different. Use information from the passage to support your response.