WorksheetsGrandma Essie's Covered Wagon Test Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The covered wagon had a white CANVAS stretched over wooden hoops. A CANVAS is a type of ____.
wood
cloth
blanket
metal
Mama brewed Papa's coffee in a GRANITE coffeepot. A GRANITE coffeepot looks like ____.
stone
aluminum
glass
paper
Essie was too BASHFUL to taste her friend's cantaloupes and watermelons. A BASHFUL person is ___.
sad
shy
angry
hungry
Essie's family was saved from the TORNADO. A TORNADO is a ____.
strong downpour
heavy snowstorm
furious dust storm
powerful whirling wind
Stella helped raise money for the Big Heart ORPHANAGE. An ORPHANAGE is where ____.
people look for jobs
children without parents are cared for
children go for checkups
goods are collected for needy families
The family said good-bye to Stella at the CEMETERY. A CEMETERY is a place where ____.
people are buried
you can catch a train
berries are picked
wagons can stop
Papa built the fame for the covered wagon and stretched the cover across it. Then he ____.
built shelves
built a stove
formed the hoops
hooked mules to the wagon
The family picked the ripe strawberries and put them in boxes. Then they ____.
packed them in crates
sold them from the yard
shipped them by train
sold them to neighbors
A summary telling about the time the family spent in Kansas should explain that they _____.
had a red two-story house that seemed like a castle
had a horse named Major, who was hard to start
had a a small farm but were forced to sell it
raised wheat, hay, and corn
A good summary of this story should include that ___.
most of the land in Kansas was private
Papa bought Stella white dress shoes
Essie moved to Joplin after she got married
Essie's parents kept looking for a better life
Grandma Essie was born in MISSOURI.
true
false Oklahoma
false Kansas
false Illinois
Papa saved his money, bought a CAR, and headed for Kansas.
true
false a horse
false a stove
false a wagon
The HURRICANE scared Papa so they went to the cellar.
true
false earthquake
false tornado
false drought
The kids ran around barefoot and WALKED to school.
true
false drove
false ran
false didn't go
OPAL loved to play her mandolin and sing.
true
false Essie
false papa
false Stella
Kansas had a terrible FLOOD that caused the family to move.
true
false wind storm
false drought
false tornado
The family moved to OKLAHOMA where mama’s folks lived.
false Kansas
true
false Missouri
false Illinois
They moved to Big Heart, Oklahoma to find REST.
false work
false family
true
false a home
Papa, Kenneth, and Arthur worked in the OIL FIELDS which was hard work.
false on the farm
false grocery store
false salvation army
true
Stella, died from “exposure” to HEAT, while working to raise money for the orphanage.
false cold
true
false wind
false rain
The family moved back to Missouri and had a PUMPKIN patch.
true
false potato
false watermelon
false strawberry
Papa cut up the wagon and made FURNITURE out of it.
true
false toys
false a house
false fire wood
Essie moved ONE time after she got married.
true
false many
false zero
false three
What kind of story did most think this was at the beginning?
fiction
narrative nonfiction
nonfiction
realistic fiction
Why were we confused about what kind of story it was?
title
picture
characters
setting
