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Rachel's Journal Test

Total questions: 133

Worksheet time: 3hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of the word balked?

a)

stopped suddenly

b)

moved forward suddenly

c)

gave a speech

d)

something that creates problems

2.

What does fared mean in the sentence?: Bob fared well when he competed in the track-and-field events.

a)

answered

b)

dressed

c)

interpreted

d)

succeeded

3.

What is a synonym for the word mishap?

a)

guidance

b)

accident

c)

shaking

d)

annoyance

4.

What does the word lectured mean in the sentence?: The teacher lectured us about safety rules.

a)

remarked rudely

b)

shook all over

c)

gave a serious speech

d)

suddenly became very strong

5.

What is the definition for the word beacon?

a)

how someone performed or the progress they made

b)

soft sounds of scratches and fluttering

c)

something that gives light and guidance

d)

to cause annoyance, pain, or suffering

6.

Context Clue- This girl suffered torment, or distress, because she couldn't find her homework.

a)

homework

b)

distress

c)

find

d)

suffered

7.

Context Clue- You may start quaking, or trembling, when you're lost. Your body expresses fear that way.

a)

fear

b)

lost

c)

body

d)

trembling

8.

What is the definition for the word rustling?

a)

how someone performed or the progress they made

b)

soft sounds of scratches and fluttering

c)

suddenly became very strong

d)

refused

9.

Synonym: Losing the trail was a disadvantage, or handicap, to finding camp before dark.

a)

finding

b)

trail

c)

handicap

d)

progress

10.

T/F: To surge means to swell.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What does the word fared mean in the sentence below.

Bob fared well when he competed in the track-and-field events.

a)

answered

b)

dressed

c)

interpreted

d)

succeeded

12.

What does the word mishap mean in the sentence.

The baby had mishap and spilled his milk.

a)

accident

b)

entrance

c)

permit

d)

scheme

13.

What does the word balked mean in the sentence.

The horse balked when it came to the wooden jump.

a)

refuse to move

b)

look confident

c)

jumped gracefully

d)

waited for permission

14.

What does the word disadvantage mean in the sentence.

The disadvantage of people not having wings is that we need machines to fly.

a)

drawback

b)

motto

c)

ransom

d)

reputation

15.

What does the word lectured mean in the sentence.

The teacher lectured about safety rules.

a)

remarked rudely

b)

operated quickly for

c)

maneuvered solemnly

d)

gave a serious speech

16.

What does the word timid mean in the sentence.

The timid dog was afraid of his own reflection in the mirror.

a)

deaf

b)

fearful

c)

lazy

d)

playful

17.

From whose point of view is the passage told?

a)

Ben's

b)

Frank's

c)

Pa's

d)

Rachel's

18.

The rustling in the bushes that Rachel and the children hear at the beginning of the passage is caused by

a)

an ox.

b)

a storm.

c)

a turkey.

d)

a Taco Bell employee.

19.

Read this sentence form the passage.

We barged through brambles and sloshed through creeks, but we always kept that light in view, like the beacon of a lighthouse.

The simile in this sentence suggests that the light of the campfires represents

a)

a tall building.

b)

comfort and home.

c)

nature and wildness.

d)

the waves of the ocean.

20.

What is the meaning of the sentence below?

You could have heard a pin drop.

a)

It was completely silence.

b)

Somebody drop a pin.

c)

Nobody knew what to say.

d)

Only one person made noise.

21.

After an Indian is friendly to the children, they are

a)

captured by the Indian's tribe.

b)

allowed to take cut-offs only at night.

c)

happy to introduce him to their parents.

d)

required to stay close to the wagon train.

22.

According to Rachel, what effect does rain have on the trail?

a)

The trail turns into a river.

b)

The trail is impossible to follow.

c)

The trail becomes less dusty but very muddy.

d)

The trail becomes a good path for the herd of cattle.

23.

The sight of a buffalo stampede makes Rachel

a)

hide underneath a blanket.

b)

wish she could run after them.

c)

cover her face with her bonnet.

d)

help drive the cattle farther away.

24.

If this passage were written in Mother's point of view, the narrator would most likely shown concern about

a)

keeping her journal dry.

b)

learning to be a better writer.

c)

the safety of everyone in the family.

d)

not being allowed to explore the trails on her own,

25.

What is the meaning of the sentence below?

You could hear a pin drop!

a)

Nobody knew what to say.

b)

It was completely silent.

c)

Only one person could be heard.

d)

Somebody dropped a pin.

26.

What is the cause of the rustling heard in the bushes by Rachel and the children at the beginning of the story?

a)

a storm

b)

an Indian

c)

an ox

d)

a storm

27.

From whose point of view is the story told?

a)

Rachel

b)

Ben

c)

Pa

d)

Frank

28.

What would the narrator most show concern about if the story was written from Mother's point of view?

a)

keeping the journal dry

b)

learning to be a better writer

c)

the safety of the family

d)

exploring the trails on her own

29.

What were Rachel's thoughts at the sight of the buffalo stampede?

a)

She wished she could run with them.

b)

She wanted to cover her face with her bonnet.

c)

She hid under a blanket.

d)

She would help drive the cattle farther away.

30.

According to Rachel, what effect does the rain have on the trail?

a)

The trail becomes a good path for the cattle.

b)

The trail turns into a river.

c)

The trail is less dusty, but very muddy.

d)

The trail becomes impossible to follow.

31.

What must the children do after they Indian is friendly to them?

a)

Wait to be captured by the Indian's tribe.

b)

Introduce the Indian to their parents.

c)

Stay close to the wagon train.

d)

Only take the cut-offs at night.

32.

Which of the following sentences is written in first person point of view?

a)

"Frank and Emma never complained, nor did little Caroline, but those twins whined worse than mosquitoes."

b)

"The others followed with no mishap."

c)

Mrs. Arabella Sunshine, Mrs. Elias, and Mother were first joyous, then mad."

d)

"Mother tried to keep me back, but I wanted to see them as best I could."

33.

What does the simile in the follow sentence suggest about the campfire?

We barged through the brambles and sloshed through the creeks, but we always kept that light in view, like the beacon of a lighthouse.

a)

It represents comfort and home.

b)

It represents nature and wilderness.

c)

It is like a tall building.

d)

It is like the waves of the ocean.

34.

What type of figurative language is found in the sentence below?

In fact, she was so startled by our abrupt appearance, she screamed as if we were ghosts or Indians.

a)

adage

b)

proverb

c)

simile

d)

idiom

35.

Which word means...

something that creates problems or difficulties

a)

torment

b)

disadvantage

c)

lecture

d)

balk

36.

Which word means...

something that gives light and guidance

a)

balk

b)

beacon

c)

surge

d)

torment

37.

Which word means...

How one performs or makes progress

a)

beacon

b)

quake

c)

mishap

d)

fare

38.

Which word means...

shaking and trembling all over the body

a)

fare

b)

rustling

c)

torment

d)

quake

39.

Which word means...

an accident

a)

surge

b)

rustle

c)

mishap

d)

balk

40.

Which word means...

to cause annoyance and pain

a)

surge

b)

lecture

c)

mishap

d)

torment

41.

Which vocabulary word best fits in the sentence below:


The sight of the campfire was a (a)   of hope and safety.

42.

Which vocabulary word best fits in the sentence below:


Our parents (a)   us on safety after we got lost and found again.

43.

Which vocabulary word best fits in the sentence below:


There was a (a)   of water after the rain

44.

Which vocabulary word best fits in the sentence below:


The (a)   of the rain was that the trail got muddy and our boots got wet.

45.

Which vocabulary word best fits in the sentence below:


Not knowing if he was alive or not (a)   us all night.

46.

Which vocabulary word best fits in the sentence below:


There was a mysterious (a)   in the bushes. Was it an Indian? Was it an animal?

47.

Which vocabulary word best fits in the sentence below:


The horses (a)   at the shore of the river and did not want to move forward into the water.

48.

Choose the correct spelling....

a)

bulked

b)

balked

c)

balkd

49.

Choose the correct spelling....

a)

baecon

b)

bacon

c)

beacon

50.

Choose the correct spelling....

a)

Brisk

b)

Brusk

c)

Bresk

51.

Choose the correct spelling....

a)

chumber

b)

chainber

c)

chamber

52.

Choose the correct spelling....

a)

disadantage

b)

disadvantage

c)

disadvantenge

53.

Choose the correct spelling....

a)

faired

b)

farred

c)

fared

54.

Choose the correct spelling....

a)

egnore

b)

ignoer

c)

ignore

55.

Choose the correct spelling....

a)

lactured

b)

lectured

c)

leactured

56.

Choose the correct spelling....

a)

meshap

b)

misshap

c)

mishap

57.

Choose the correct spelling....

a)

aporate

b)

operite

c)

operate

58.

to have stopped and refused to go on

a)

fared

b)

balked

c)

surged

d)

lectured

59.

something that acts as a guide or warning

a)

surged

b)

balked

c)

quaking

d)

beacon

60.

a situation that makes it harder to do something

a)

lectured

b)

disadvantage

c)

torment

d)

rustling

61.

to have given a long, serious scolding

a)

lectured

b)

surged

c)

rustling

d)

balked

62.

to have moved with gathering force

a)

fared

b)

balked

c)

lectured

d)

surged

63.

how one performed or progressed

a)

torment

b)

surged

c)

balked

d)

fared

64.

a soft scratching or rubbing sound

a)

lectured

b)

torment

c)

rustling

d)

quaking

65.

an unfortunate accident

a)

balked

b)

torment

c)

surged

d)

mishap

66.

shivering or shaking

a)

quaking

b)

torment

c)

surged

d)

rustling

67.

mental or physical suffering

a)

torment

b)

quaking

c)

surged

d)

mishap

68.

What is the ROOT word of mislead?

a)

lead

b)

mis

c)

leading

d)

missing

69.

What is the PREFIX word of indirect?

a)

dir

b)

in

c)

direct

d)

directly

70.

What is the ROOT word of mistreat?

a)

treating

b)

mis

c)

treat

d)

treated

71.

What is the PREFIX word of unknown?

a)

know

b)

known

c)

un

d)

no

72.

What is the ROOT word of unstable?

a)

stable

b)

un

c)

stability

d)

stab

73.

What is the PREFIX word of unwise?

a)

wise

b)

wis

c)

un

d)

wisdom

74.

What is the ROOT word of discover?

a)

dis

b)

covering

c)

cover

d)

covered

75.

What is the PREFIX word of disgrace?

a)

grace

b)

dis

c)

graceful

d)

race

76.

What is the ROOT word of incomplete?

a)

comp

b)

in

c)

plete

d)

complete

77.

What is the PREFIX word of insecure?

a)

sec

b)

secure

c)

in

d)

secur

78.

What is the ROOT word of unable?

a)

able

b)

un

c)

ability

d)

ble

79.

What is the PREFIX word of unequal?

a)

un

b)

equ

c)

equal

d)

al

80.

What is the narrator's point of view on her journey?

a)

The journey is easy and goes by quickly.

b)

The journey is full of adventrure and dangers.

c)

The journey is best during storms.

d)

The journey felt more like a family vacation.

81.

Which sentence from the text does the narrator use to show her point of view that crossing the river was the first time she truly felt scared?

a)

"The man said it would be 3 weeks before our turn came."

b)

"The other followed with no mishap."

c)

"And it worked!"

d)

"That was a miserable and awful night."

82.

Which two phrases in the text show a similarity between the events on June 7 and June 20?

a)

"it would be three weeks:"

b)

"the storm raged"

c)

"The whole company cheered"

d)

"the boys drove the stock away"

e)

"thundered by us and not through us"

83.

Questions 4-6: Choose who matches the description to the character it describes:

Takes a leadership role

a)

Rachel

b)

Will

c)

Both

84.

Questions 4-6: Choose who matches the description to the character it describes:

Hides own emotions to protect others

a)

Rachel

b)

Will

c)

Both

85.

Questions 4-6: Choose who matches the description to the character it describes:

Almost dies helping to wagon train.

a)

Rachel

b)

Will

c)

Both

86.

Questions 7-10: Compare and contrast the two settings from the text. Select the setting described in the text phrase.

"The worst part was trying to avoid the sandy islands."

a)

Cut off paths by the trail.

b)

River

87.

Questions 7-10: Compare and contrast the two settings from the text. Select the setting described in the text phrase.

The younger children had fun wading in the water.

a)

Cut off paths by the trail.

b)

River

88.

Questions 7-10: Compare and contrast the two settings from the text. Select the setting described in the text phrase.

Sandy and cooler than the main road.

a)

Cut off paths by the trail.

b)

River

89.

Questions 7-10: Compare and contrast the two settings from the text. Select the setting described in the text phrase.

"LIghtning flashed with an eerie brightness followed by pitch black and the deafening roll of thunder."

a)

Cut off paths by the trail

b)

River

90.

Vocabulary: What does the word fared mean in the

sentence below?

Bob fared well when he competed in

the track-and-field events.

a)

answered

b)

dressed

c)

interpreted

d)

succeeded

91.

Vocabulary: What does the word mishap mean in the

sentence below?

The baby had a mishap and spilled

his milk.

a)

accident

b)

entrance

c)

permit

d)

scheme

92.

Vocabulary: What does the word balked mean in the

sentence below?

The horse balked when it came to the

wooden jump.

a)

refused to move

b)

looked confident

c)

jumped gracefully

d)

waited for permission

93.

Vocabulary: What does the word disadvantage mean in

the sentence below?

The disadvantage of people not having

wings is that we need machines to fly.

a)

drawback

b)

motto

c)

ransom

d)

reputation

94.

Vocabulary: What does the word lectured mean in the

sentence below?

The teacher lectured about

safety rules.

a)

remarked rudely

b)

operated quickly for

c)

maneuvered solemnly

d)

gave a serious speech

95.

Vocabulary: What does the word timid mean in the

sentence below?

The timid dog was afraid of his own

reflection in the mirror.

a)

deaf

b)

fearful

c)

lazy

d)

playful

96.

Vocabulary: What does the word chamber mean in the

sentence below?

After seeing all of the other spaces,

the tourists finally entered the king’s

chamber in the castle.

a)

balcony

b)

district

c)

mold

d)

room

97.

Vocabulary: What does the word ignored mean in the

sentence below?

Kate ignored the noise of the train as it

passed by, and she continued reading

her book.

a)

was impressed by

b)

imitated the sound of

c)

refused to take notice of

d)

remembered to give away to

98.

Vocabulary: What does the word brisk mean in the

sentence below?

The students took a brisk walk around

the neighborhood, and they returned to

their starting point in a short amount

of time.

a)

boring

b)

casual

c)

formal

d)

quick

99.

Vocabulary: What does the word operate mean in the

sentence below?

I would like to learn how to operate a

tractor because I think it would be fun

to drive.

a)

clean

b)

repair

c)

trade

d)

work

100.

Comprehension: From whose point of view is the

passage told?

a)

Ben's

b)

Frank's

c)

Pa's

d)

Rachel's

101.

Comprehension: The rustling in the bushes that Rachel and

the children hear at the beginning of the

passage is caused by

a)

an ox

b)

a storm

c)

a turkey

d)

an Indian

102.

Comprehension: Read this sentence from the passage.

We barged through brambles and

sloshed through creeks, but we always

kept that light in view, like the beacon

of a lighthouse.

The simile in this sentence suggests that the

light of the campfires represents

a)

a tall building.

b)

comfort and home.

c)

nature and wildness.

d)

the waves of the ocean.

103.

Comprehension: Which sentence from the passage is the best evidence that the passage is written in the

first-person point of view?

a)

“Frank and Emma never complained,

nor did little Caroline, but those twins

whined worse than the mosquitoes.”

b)

“Mrs. Arabella Sunshine, Mrs. Elias, and

Mother were first joyous, then mad.”

c)

“Mother tried to keep me back, but I

wanted to see them as best I could.”

d)

“The others followed with no mishap.”

104.

Comprehension: What is the meaning of the sentence below?

You could have heard a pin drop!

a)

It was completely silent.

b)

Somebody dropped a pin.

c)

Nobody knew what to say.

d)

Only one person made noise.

105.

Comprehension: Read this sentence from the passage.

In fact, she was so startled by our

abrupt appearance, she screamed as if

we were ghosts or Indians.

What type of figurative language does the

sentence above contain?

a)

adage

b)

idiom

c)

proverb

d)

simile

106.

Comprehension: After an Indian is friendly to the children,

they are

a)

captured by the Indian’s tribe

b)

allowed to take cut-offs only at night.

c)

happy to introduce him to their parents.

d)

required to stay close to the wagon train.

107.

Comprehension: According to Rachel, what effect does rain

have on the trail?

a)

The trail turns into a river

b)

The trail is impossible to follow.

c)

The trail becomes less dusty but

very muddy.

d)

The trail becomes a good path for the

herd of cattle.

108.

Comprehension: The sight of a buffalo stampede makes

Rachel

a)

hide underneath a blanket.

b)

wish she could run after them.

c)

cover her face with her bonnet.

d)

help drive the cattle farther away.

109.

Comprehension: If this passage were written in Mother’s

point of view, the narrator would most likely

show concern about

a)

keeping her journal dry.

b)

learning to be a better writer.

c)

the safety of everyone in the family.

d)

not being allowed to explore the trails on

her own.

110.

Decoding: What is the base word of the word mislead?

a)

mis

b)

slead

c)

lead

d)

ead

111.

Decoding: What is the base word of the word

dishonest?

a)

dish

b)

hone

c)

honest

d)

dishone

112.

Decoding: What is the base word of the word insecure?

a)

secure

b)

insec

c)

cure

d)

in

113.

Decoding: What is the base word of the word disorder?

a)

diso

b)

der

c)

order

d)

dis

114.

Decoding: What is the base word of the word unlikely?

a)

like

b)

unlike

c)

ikely

d)

un

115.

Decoding: What is the prefix of the word incomplete?

a)

in

b)

com

c)

plete

d)

incom

116.

Decoding: What is the prefix of the word disappear?

a)

appear

b)

disa

c)

dis

d)

pear

117.

Decoding: What is the prefix of the word dislikes?

a)

dislike

b)

likes

c)

dis

d)

isli

118.

Decoding: What is the prefix of the word unequal?

a)

eq

b)

une

c)

qual

d)

un

119.

Decoding: What is the prefix of the word invisible?

a)

in

b)

vis

c)

ible

d)

invis

120.

Grammar: Which word or words best complete the

sentence below?

I did not know that Jason is __________________

than Anna.

a)

taller

b)

tallest

c)

most tall

d)

more taller

121.

Grammar: Which word or words best complete the

sentence below?

Max is the ______________________

mule of all on the farm.

a)

stronger

b)

strongest

c)

most strong

d)

more strong

122.

Grammar: Which word or words best complete the

sentence below?

The sky looked ______________________

than it had earlier in the day.

a)

threateninger

b)

threateningest

c)

most threatening

d)

more threatening

123.

Grammar: Which word or words best complete the

sentence below?

I am five years ____________________

than Anthony.

a)

younger

b)

youngest

c)

more younger

d)

most youngest

124.

Grammar: Which word or words best complete the

sentence below?

Keri is the ____________________

person in the world.

a)

happier

b)

happiest

c)

more happy

d)

most happy

125.

Grammar: Which word or words best complete the

sentence below?

The tall clown is _________________

than the short clown.

a)

funnier

b)

funniest

c)

most funny

d)

more funnier

126.

Grammar: Which word or words best complete the

sentence below?

Jessica had a cold and felt _____________________

as the day progressed.

a)

miserabler

b)

miserablest

c)

most miserable

d)

more miserable

127.

Grammar: Which word best completes the

sentence below?

Tommy had a __________________

time feeding the ducks than feeding the geese.

a)

better

b)

good

c)

worser

d)

worst

128.

Grammar: Which word or words best complete the

sentence below?

The model car was priced ___________________

than the model airplane.

a)

reasonabler

b)

reasonablest

c)

most reasonably

d)

more reasonably

129.

Grammar: Which word best completes the

sentence below?

Last year we had the ________________

blizzard our state has ever had.

a)

bad

b)

worse

c)

worst

d)

worstest

130.

Choose the correct summary for the journal entry dated May 10, 1850

a)

Rachel’s family is traveling to California on a very sunny day. She finds cut-off paths that are nice to walk on and gets them away from the dusty but will lead them back to the trail. Rachel and the younger children have to drive the stock.

b)

Rachel’s family is taking a trip to Mexico that is very dusty. She finds cut-off paths that are nice to walk on and gets them away from the dusty but will lead them back to the trail. Rachel and the younger children usually stay on the trails.

c)

Rachel’s family is traveling on the Oregon Trail that is very dusty. She finds cut-off paths that are nice to walk on and gets them away from the dusty but will lead them back to the trail. Rachel and the younger children take the trails to pick berries and wade in the creek.

d)

Rachel is traveling on the Oregon Trail that is very dusty alone. She finds cut-off paths that are nice to walk on and gets them away from the dusty but will lead them back to the trail. Rachel misses her family very much.

131.

Choose the correct summary for the journal entry dated May 30, 1850

a)

The wagon train is traveling in the rain. This makes the dust even worse. Everything is getting soaked inside their wagon. They should reach the government ferry tomorrow.

b)

The wagon train is traveling in the rain. The dust is better, but everything is a huge puddle. Everything is getting soaked inside their wagon. They should reach the government ferry tomorrow.

c)

The wagon train is traveling in the rain. The dust is better, but everything is a huge puddle. Everything is getting soaked inside their wagon. They do not know when they will reach the ferry.

d)

The wagon train is traveling in the rain. The dust is better, but everything is a huge puddle. Luckily, the cover is watertight and nothing gets wet!

132.

How does the first journal entry contribute to the structure of the story and why this entry is important to the story? (SELECT 3)

a)

Introduces the setting

b)

Introduces the characters

c)

Tells us about how long the journey is

d)

Tells us about the cut-offs

133.

Exit Slip: What is the role of the entry on May  23, 1850 in the text? 

a)

Ⓐ To introduce the setting of the text. 

b)

Ⓑ To explain why the kids were alone on the trail. 

c)

Ⓒ To show a solution to a problem that occurred earlier in the text. 

d)

Ⓓ To provide a conclusion to the story. 

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