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Pioneer Test

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A vehicle used by the pioneers to travel west.

a)

wagons

b)

quilts

c)

lantern

d)

cars

2.

An area of land that belongs to a family.

a)

wilderness

b)

homestead

c)

log cabin

d)

territory

3.

Full of trees, animals, etc. (No people)

a)

homestead

b)

wilderness

c)

log cabin

d)

schoolhouse

4.

A light that is portable

a)

log cabin

b)

wagons

c)

quilts

d)

lantern

5.

To be able to take care of yourself without much help from others.

a)

pioneer

b)

wilderness

c)

log cabin

d)

self-reliant

6.

Layers of fabric made into a blanket with different designs.

a)

quilts

b)

lanterns

c)

log cabins

d)

coat

7.

The sour liquid that is left after churning butter.

a)

butter

b)

milk

c)

buttermilk

d)

water

8.

A person who moves to a new place.

a)

explorer

b)

missionary

c)

pioneer

d)

president

9.

A home made from logs.

a)

sod house

b)

lean-to

c)

log cabin

d)

house

10.

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

a)

lean to

b)

sod house

c)

log cabin

d)

dugout

11.

A disease like malaria that pioneers might catch from mosquitos was called _____.

a)

ague

b)

sickness

c)

the flu

d)

a cold

12.

The ___ was a building that used water power to grind grain into flour.

a)

general store

b)

log cabin

c)

gristmill

d)

sawmill

13.

A ____ was a building that used water power to turn logs into planks or lumber for buildings and furniture.

a)

gristmill

b)

sawmill

c)

waterwheel

d)

general store

14.

How were logs cut into planks before the sawmill was invented?

a)

By a water wheel

b)

By a gristmill

c)

By an electric saw

d)

By a hand saw and axe

15.

What kind of items did blacksmiths make for pioneers?

a)

Nails & hooks

b)

Pots & pans

c)

Horseshoes

d)

All of these are items they would have made

16.

What was the main purpose of the general store during pioneer times?

a)

To bring goods to sell.

b)

A place to buy things needed that they couldn't grow or make.

c)

To provide a meeting place for villagers to talk about government.

d)

To showcase new supplies, but you couldn't buy them.

17.

___ is made my made by mixing & shaking cream. It can be made using a butter churn.

a)

buttermilk

b)

butter

c)

ice cream

d)

milk

18.

A ___ is a place for pioneers to buy supplies such as clothes, tools, food items, etc.

a)

general store

b)

gristmill

c)

sawmill

d)

schoolhouse

19.

Pioneer bathrooms were outside and they were called ___

a)

bathhouses

b)

outhouses

c)

a soddy

d)

a shed

20.

Students attending the one-room schoolhouse attended school up to what grade?

a)

12th

b)

6th

c)

9th

d)

8th

21.

Which of the following were chores that pioneer children had to do?

a)

Gathering eggs

b)

Chopping up wood

c)

Cleaning the chamber pot each morning

d)

All of these are chores they would have done

22.

What is the main role of a blacksmith?

a)

Working with glass

b)

Working with wood

c)

Working with metal

d)

Working with stone

23.

Water was carried to the house using buckets and a ____ that was carried around the neck.

a)

yoke

b)

bucket holder

c)

arm rest

d)

walking stick

24.

How many outfits did a typical pioneer have?

a)

1 nice outfit

b)

2 outfits

c)

10-12 outfits

d)

5 outfits

25.

Why was the school year short for pioneer children?

a)

Children weren't very smart so they couldn't handle a lot of school.

b)

So they could help their families on the farm.

c)

They couldn't walk to school in the winter, so they wouldn't go.

d)

They had to work at the general store the rest of the year.

26.

What would pioneer children use to write in the one-room schoolhouse.

a)

slate and slate pencil

b)

regular paper and pencil

c)

whiteboard and marker

d)

They didn't write

27.

True of False: The one-room schoolhouse had all students that were in the same grade.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The Native Americans helped the pioneers.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

A quilting bee was when women got together to help build barns.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

There was a big stove in the middle of the schoolhouse to keep children warm.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Pioneer children were VERY lazy and would complain about the work they had to do.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Working together was not a priority for pioneers. They often did not help each other and did everything on their own.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Life on the frontier was hard but could also be fun.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

One of the most important books for pioneers was the bible.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Pioneers would celebrate special occasions by playing the fiddle or violin and dancing.

a)

True

b)

False