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Wonders: Unit 3 Week 5 - Vocab/Comprehension

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word DESCENDANTS mean?

a)

Someone who shares similar ideas.

b)

Someone who is born in the same city.

c)

Someone who shares similar occupations.

d)

Someone who is related to a person who lived in the past.

2.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a vehicle?

a)

A carriage

b)

A cart

c)

A wagon

d)

A wheel

3.

Which word means the OPPOSITE of AGREEABLE?

a)

Improve

b)

Misuse

c)

Remind

d)

Unwilling

4.

Which word means almost the SAME as APPRECIATE?

a)

Dislike

b)

Laugh

c)

Refuse

d)

Value

5.

What are PIONEERS?

a)

The last people to leave a place.

b)

The first people to settle a place.

c)

The richest people in a new land.

d)

The oldest people in a new land.

6.

Which of the following is an example of TRANSPORATION?

a)

Car

b)

Truck

c)

Bus

d)

All of these

7.

Which word means almost the same as BOOMED?

a)

Grew

b)

Identified

c)

Named

d)

Threw

8.

What does the word EMIGRATION mean?

a)

To move from the city to the country.

b)

To leave a country to live elsewhere.

c)

To discover a new land.

d)

To visit a new country.

9.

Which word best describes the railroad workers?

a)

Determined

b)

Friendly

c)

Lazy

d)

Tired

10.

Once the railroad was built, how much time did people save by taking the train instead of a wagon?

a)

A few days.

b)

One week.

c)

One Month.

d)

Several Months.

11.

What was one EFFECT of the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

Everyone moved west.

b)

Cities grew along the railroad.

c)

No one rode by Steamboats anymore.

d)

Fewer people emigrated to California.

12.

In the selection "Riding the Rails West" why did the government decide to build a railroad across the country?

a)

To create jobs for people.

b)

To carry coal to California.

c)

To make it easier for people to travel.

d)

To make it easier during times of war.

13.

In what state did the railroad coming from the west meet the railroad coming from the east?

a)

California

b)

Missouri

c)

Nebraska

d)

Utah