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WorksheetsUnit 26: Ghost Towns of the American West
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
America celebrates it's independence on the 4th of July
freedom from control
religious beliefs
summer
birthday
My teacher said she couldn't read my scrawled notes
carelessly written
cursive
social studies
confusing
You can't blame me for the country's economic failure - I'm only 10!
relating to money, goods and services
relating to success
relating to finding gold
relating to science
The town was overrun by zombies!
spread over
chased
destroyed
abandoned
There is a vacant house on my block.
unoccupied
pretty
expensive
cheap
What caused ghost towns to happen?
Miners needed to settle in a town.
Cowboys needed to settle in a town.
Workers in lumber camps needed to settle in a town.
All of the above.
Which does not relate directly to ghost towns in America?
"Seeking pay dirt, 'forty niners'... streamed into California."
"Many lumber camps... enjoyed brief prosperity."
"evidence of high adventure... and the sudden loss of fortune."
"ghost towns can be found throughout the world."
Which is an accurate generalization to make from the story?
People usually founded towns thinking they would last.
All cowboy towns eventually became ghost towns.
Only miners lived in the mining camps.
Everyone thinks ghost towns are interesting places to visit.
Which of these events happened first at Sutter's Mill?
Water to a mill is stopped
Gold is discovered. .
Squatters arrive, claiming land.
The town became a ghost town.
Choose TWO reasons for why people moved to new towns on the western front.
To get rich
To become mayors of new towns.
To find a better life.
To build mansions in new places.
Which is an unstated main idea from the story?
Ghost towns are abandoned and forgotten
Ghost towns are haunted
Ghost towns have a lot of people living in them
Ghost towns are full of gold
What are "squatters rights?"
settling land without paying for it
buying land from the owner
hiding on land
asking for permission to live on land
What is the definition of stalwart?
strong and brave
weak and feeble
quiet and calm
focused and sneaky
Which is NOT a synonym pair?
happy - sad
empty - vacant
wealth - prosperity
intelligent - smart
The town had an "air of mystery" about it...
unanswered questions
a bad smell in the air
a cloud of dust
a thick fog
