Children of the Gold Rush Comprehension Test

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English
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4th Grade
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Devin Ray
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
How do you define a dredge? (Use your books text features to find this out.)
A large industrial machine that digs out the gold or other minerals buried in rock.
a thick layer of ice
a wooden mallet used to break up ore.
a tool which uses water and a rocking movement to displace gold dust from other minerals.
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.5
CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.K.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What job did the Cheroskys do for the famous trader Jack McQuesten?
They were packers for people bringing supplies to trade.
They conducted religious services for the workers at his trading posts.
They worked as translators at his trading posts on the Yukon.
They taught the trading-post cooks how to prepare Alaskan dishes.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Who was Baldy in Children of the Gold Rush? (Hint: use your text features to look it up.)
An old statue kids would touch for good luck before racing in the parades.
A famous circus performer who worked different boom towns during the Yukon gold rush.
One of the first men to strike gold in the Yukon.
A famous sled dog.
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.5
CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.K.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
On what page do you find the table of contents?
pg. 95
pg. 5
pg. 91
pg.12
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.5
CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.K.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What did Robert Farnsworth do when the first spring boat got to the fort?
He immediately showed a new boy his favorite fishing spot.
He gave each child in the new family a small gold nugget from his bag.
He grabbed the mail sack and began passing out letters.
He threw his arms around a new boy about his age and got a black eye for it.
Tags
CCSS.RF.4.4C
CCSS.RI.4.1
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Why did the Mayo twins dig dirt and dust out of the cracks of the floor?
It was easier for them to mop the floor when the cracks were clean.
They then panned it to recover gold that miners had spilled.
Their mother insisted that their store be the cleanest in the Yukon.
Their father paid them a tiny gold nugget for every pound of dirt.
Tags
CCSS.RF.4.4C
CCSS.RI.4.1
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Although Council was a small town, Klondy Nelson was able to ___.
sell several of her water colors to a Swedish buyer
earn her high school diploma
take violin lessons from a German professor
learn French from a local innkeeper.
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
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