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WorksheetsNew England Colonies Passage
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
What was the main reason the Pilgrims left England?
They wanted to form a Puritan only settlement.
The king of England forced them to leave.
The Pilgrims wanted to form their own schools.
They wanted to have religious freedom.
Which of the following are the main ideas of the section of the text titled, Puritan Influence in New England?
The Puritans formed schools to teach children to read the Bible, and colleges trained clergy for the church.
Pilgrims had freedom of religion in New England, but the Puritans did not.
The Pilgrims did not want to attend the Church of England, so they settled in the New England colonies.
Although the Puritans wanted religious freedom, they expected all settlers to follow the Puritan way of life.
Why were public schools formed in the New England colonies?
The Puritans felt all students should have a free public education.
The Puritans wanted to make sure children could read the Bible.
The Puritans formed schools so parents could work.
The Puritans held church services at school.
Why were colonists banished in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Colonists were banished if they missed church services.
Colonists were banished if they were not Puritans.
Colonists were banished when they disagreed the Puritan leaders.
Colonists were banished if they wanted to vote.
What ex-- word was in this week's Word Trek packet also means "banished"?
exit
exasperate
expel
exempt
How do the photographs and captions on the first page help the reader? Select the best answer.
They help to prove the author’s opinion.
They support the author’s statements about the physical features.
They help the reader to locate the information in the text.
They add more information to the text.
What evidence does NOT support the following statement:“Farming was difficult in New England.”
The region receives 3-10 feet of snow each year.
The growing season is only about 4-6 months long.
New England was left with a thick layer of rocky, sandy soil.
Only hardy vegetables like corn, pumpkins, squash, and beans grew well.
Which of the following statements is NOT a way the Puritans influenced life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
They ran the government of the towns.
They expected all colonists in the town to attend their church services.
They created schools so that all citizens could read the Bible.
They required the colonists to build ships and fish to support their economy.
When writing an answer to a question from a passage I should...
Restate the question in my first sentence
Be sure to use evidence from the text
Write in complete sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation
Do all of the above
Which word from this week's Word Trek packet could be used to describe a cruel thing that a colonist might do to someone who is chained up in the town stocks or pillory?
exempt
expectorate
execute
exasperate
