WorksheetsRiding the Rails West TEST!!!!!!!
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 3hrs 36mins
What does the word descendants mean?
someone who shares similar ideas
someone who is born in the same city
someone who shares similar occupations
someone who is related to a person who lived in the past
Which of the following is NOT an example of a vehicle?
a carriage
a cart
a wagon
a wheel
Which word means the OPPOSITE of agreeable?
improve
unwilling
remind
misue
Which word means almost the SAME as appreciate?
value
refuse
laugh
dislike
What are pioneers?
the last people to leave a place
the first people to settle a place
the richest people in a new land
the oldest people in a new land
Which of the following is an example of transportation?
car
store
ticket
umbrella
Which word means almost the SAME as boomed?
identified
named
grew
threw
What does the word emigration mean?
to move from the city to the country
to leave a country to live elsewhere
to discover new land
to visit a new country
Why did the government decide to build a railroad across the country?
to create jobs for people
to carry coal to California
to make it easier for people to travel
to make it easier during times of war
Which word best describes the railroad workers?
determined
friendly
lazy
tired
In what state did the railroad coming from the west meet the railroad coming from the east?
California
Missouri
Nebraska
Utah
Once the railroad was built, how much time did people save by taking the train instead of the wagon?
a few days
a week
a month
several months
What was one effect of the transcontinental railroad?
Everyone moved west.
Cities grew along the railroad.
No one rode by wagon anymore.
Fewer people emigrated to California.
