WorksheetsPioneer Test
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
A vehicle used by the pioneers to travel west.
wagons
quilts
lantern
cars
An area of land that belongs to a family.
wilderness
homestead
log cabin
territory
Full of trees, animals, etc. (No people)
homestead
wilderness
log cabin
schoolhouse
A light that is portable
log cabin
wagons
quilts
lantern
To be able to take care of yourself without much help from others.
pioneer
wilderness
log cabin
self-reliant
Layers of fabric made into a blanket with different designs.
quilts
lanterns
log cabins
coat
The sour liquid that is left after churning butter.
butter
milk
buttermilk
water
A person who moves to a new place.
explorer
missionary
pioneer
president
A home made from logs.
sod house
lean-to
log cabin
house
As soon as pioneers arrived on their land, they had to clear the land and quickly build a shelter. In Michigan, this was most likely a
lean to
sod house
log cabin
dugout
A disease like malaria that pioneers might catch from mosquitos was called _____.
ague
sickness
the flu
a cold
The ___ was a building that used water power to grind grain into flour.
general store
log cabin
gristmill
sawmill
A ____ was a building that used water power to turn logs into planks or lumber for buildings and furniture.
gristmill
sawmill
waterwheel
general store
How were logs cut into planks before the sawmill was invented?
By a water wheel
By a gristmill
By an electric saw
By a hand saw and axe
What kind of items did blacksmiths make for pioneers?
Nails & hooks
Pots & pans
Horseshoes
All of these are items they would have made
What was the main purpose of the general store during pioneer times?
To bring goods to sell.
A place to buy things needed that they couldn't grow or make.
To provide a meeting place for villagers to talk about government.
To showcase new supplies, but you couldn't buy them.
___ is made my made by mixing & shaking cream. It can be made using a butter churn.
buttermilk
butter
ice cream
milk
A ___ is a place for pioneers to buy supplies such as clothes, tools, food items, etc.
general store
gristmill
sawmill
schoolhouse
Pioneer bathrooms were outside and they were called ___
bathhouses
outhouses
a soddy
a shed
Students attending the one-room schoolhouse attended school up to what grade?
12th
6th
9th
8th
Which of the following were chores that pioneer children had to do?
Gathering eggs
Chopping up wood
Cleaning the chamber pot each morning
All of these are chores they would have done
What is the main role of a blacksmith?
Working with glass
Working with wood
Working with metal
Working with stone
Water was carried to the house using buckets and a ____ that was carried around the neck.
yoke
bucket holder
arm rest
walking stick
How many outfits did a typical pioneer have?
1 nice outfit
2 outfits
10-12 outfits
5 outfits
Why was the school year short for pioneer children?
Children weren't very smart so they couldn't handle a lot of school.
So they could help their families on the farm.
They couldn't walk to school in the winter, so they wouldn't go.
They had to work at the general store the rest of the year.
What would pioneer children use to write in the one-room schoolhouse.
slate and slate pencil
regular paper and pencil
whiteboard and marker
They didn't write
True of False: The one-room schoolhouse had all students that were in the same grade.
True
False
The Native Americans helped the pioneers.
True
False
A quilting bee was when women got together to help build barns.
True
False
There was a big stove in the middle of the schoolhouse to keep children warm.
True
False
Pioneer children were VERY lazy and would complain about the work they had to do.
True
False
Working together was not a priority for pioneers. They often did not help each other and did everything on their own.
True
False
Life on the frontier was hard but could also be fun.
True
False
One of the most important books for pioneers was the bible.
True
False
Pioneers would celebrate special occasions by playing the fiddle or violin and dancing.
True
False
