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Ghost Towns of the American West G5 U5 W5

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To celebrate their independence, some countries have holidays.

a)

leaders' birthdays

b)

harvests

c)

freedom from control

d)

religious beliefs

2.

He scrawled a note.

a)

wrote carelessly

b)

composed

c)

opened quickly

d)

received

3.

His economic theory was not useful.

a)

unique and untested

b)

relating to income, goods, and services

c)

complicated

d)

relating to science and technology

4.

Her art project had overrun the kitchen table.

a)

decorated

b)

destroyed

c)

spread over

d)

abandoned

5.

The hotel has no vacant rooms.

a)

average

b)

cheep

c)

extraordinary

d)

unoccupied

6.

Grandma's retirement starts next Monday.

a)

hospitalization

b)

long voyage overseas

c)

agreement to do volunteer work

d)

state of being finished with regular paying jobs

7.

Matthew climbed the cliff unaided.

a)

helped by someone

b)

ignored by others

c)

not helped by anyone

d)

out of breath

8.

Mom's car is undriveable.

a)

fixed and ready to drive

b)

nearly out of gas

c)

brand new

d)

not capable of being driven

9.

He disliked that scary movie.

a)

enjoyed

b)

didn't like

c)

approved of

d)

told others about

10.

Words could not express her happiness.

a)

peaceful feeling

b)

state of not depending on anyone else

c)

misery

d)

feeling of gladness

11.

This disc is rewriteable.

a)

able to be written on again and again

b)

able to be played again and again

c)

unable to be written on

d)

damaged and unusable

12.

It was a joyless trip for all of us.

a)

happy

b)

indifferent

c)

forgettable

d)

unhappy

13.

*from the reading*

Study the map. Which statement best describes where cacao trees grow?

a)

in Africa

b)

in northern lands

c)

near the equator

d)

on islands

14.

*from the reading*

Who first used chocolate as food?

a)

the Chinese

b)

Natives of the New World

c)

Europeans

d)

people living in Africa

15.

*from the reading*

Which generalization can you make after reading the first paragraph?

a)

Chocolate is not popular in Europe.

b)

Most people do not like chocolate.

c)

Many people around the world like chocolate.

d)

Nine-tenths of the world's people like chocolate.

16.

*from the reading*

Which generalization about the world's cacao farms is true?

a)

There is a wide variety of cacao farms.

b)

All cacao farms start on completely cleared land.

c)

All cacao farms are family affairs.

d)

All cacao farms are huge plantations.

17.

*from the reading*

Which generalization can you make about paragraphs 3, 4, and 5?

a)

Cacao trees grow in all climates.

b)

Funguses and insects are good for cacao trees.

c)

Cacao trees are easy to take care of.

d)

Cacao farming is hard work.

18.

*from the reading*

Which is not a threat to the cacao tree?

a)

seed pods

b)

witches' broom

c)

swollen shoot

d)

mealybugs

19.

*from the reading*

Which generalization about farming cacao is true?

a)

You have to deal with a variety of harmful diseases and insects.

b)

You have to grow the trees for ten years before you have a crop.

c)

You have to wrap the dried cacao beans in paper or foil.

d)

You have to grow the trees in bright sunlight.

20.

*from the reading*

The journey from the cacao bean to the chocolate you eat

a)

is quick and easy.

b)

is a ten-year journey.

c)

needs contributions from many people.

d)

is by way of Europe.