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Ranger In Time: Rescue on the Oregon Trail

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happened while Sam was loading supplies into the wagon?

a)

A wagon wheel broke, and his leg became trapped under the wagon.

b)

A young boy stowed away on the wagon behind the flour barrels

c)

Amelia, his three-year-old sister, went missing.

d)

Ranger kept a slab of bacon from falling on him.

2.

Ranger ran in circles barking and jumping to warn Pa and Sam that __________________.

a)

the river was flooding

b)

the buffalo were stampeding

c)

an ox was wandering away from camp

d)

a wagon had started burning

3.

What did Ranger do after he followed Amelia's scent and found her?

a)

He pushed her into a blacksmith's doorway and blocked her from leaving.

b)

He climbed to the top of a stack of crates and howled.

c)

He followed her onto the big boat that was being loaded with lumber.

d)

He moved her out of the way of an oncoming wagon.

4.

Sarah looked happy for the first time in weeks after ________.

a)

a rainbow appeared over the mountains

b)

her kitten finally came out of hiding

c)

Pa let her and the children swim in the creek

d)

she saw her uncle's name on Independence Rock

5.

When Sam and Ranger went back to Independence Rock, they saw ______________.

a)

two Shoshone men sitting beside a campfire

b)

a rattlesnake curled on the rock

c)

dirt spin and churn around an approaching funnel cloud

d)

wolf cubs playing in a cave at the base of the rock

6.

When Sarah left the Abbotts, what did Sam give her to remember him by?

a)

An owl he had carved out a piece of wood

b)

His pet toad, which he had caught in the creek at his old farm

c)

A gold nugget he had found along the trail

d)

One of the quilt squares his cousins had made for him

7.

As the Abbotts continued West, Sam's parents argued about __________.

a)

selling one of their horses when they reached Fort Bridger

b)

sharing their food with another family

c)

crossing the Snake River at Three Island Crossing

d)

paying a Sioux man to be their guide

8.

What did Ranger do after Pa fell into the rushing river?

a)

He raced to the wagon and got a rope.

b)

He barked and urged Sam to take another horse into the river.

c)

He bit onto Pa's belt and pulled Pa to shore.

d)

He found a canoe hidden in the grass and showed it to Sam.

9.

After Pa was rescued and the clothes were hung to dry, Ma noticed that ___________.

a)

Amelia was not at the camp

b)

Pa had a deep cut on his leg

c)

Sam was feverish

d)

Ranger was limping

10.

After he returned to Luke, what did Ranger do with the rusty tin box?

a)

He buried it in Mom's flower garden.

b)

He gave it to Luke.

c)

He dropped it in the garbage can.

d)

He carried it to his dog bed.