WorksheetsWonders: Unit 3 Week 5 - Vocab/Comprehension
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
Misuse
Remind
Unwilling
Which word means almost the SAME as APPRECIATE?
Dislike
Laugh
Refuse
Value
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 TRANSPORATION?
Car
Truck
Bus
All of these
Which word means almost the same as BOOMED?
Grew
Identified
Named
Threw
What does the word EMIGRATION mean?
To move from the city to the country.
To leave a country to live elsewhere.
To discover a new land.
To visit a new country.
Which word best describes the railroad workers?
Determined
Friendly
Lazy
Tired
Once the railroad was built, how much time did people save by taking the train instead of a wagon?
A few days.
One week.
One Month.
Several Months.
What was one EFFECT of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Everyone moved west.
Cities grew along the railroad.
No one rode by Steamboats anymore.
Fewer people emigrated to California.
In the selection "Riding the Rails West" 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.
In what state did the railroad coming from the west meet the railroad coming from the east?
California
Missouri
Nebraska
Utah
