Explore the Wild West! Summative Assessment

Which direction did the pioneers travel trying to make their way to gold?

• north

• south

• east

• west

What did President Jefferson send Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to do? (p254 in train book)

• become missionaries spreading their religion

• write a book about prairie dogs

• trade beaver with fur trappers

• to explore the land to hopefully discover a river leading west

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.3

Which meaning of the word "posts" goes with the following sentence, "The trails and posts used by these explorers and mountain men guided the pioneers who came to settle the land west of the Mississippi River". (p 256 in train book)

• forts or stopping points along the trail where people could buy supplies

• an online message made by someone on social media

• a strong piece of wood or metal to support a sign

• a pole on a racetrack indicating the point where a race begins or ends

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

There were many dangers along the trail. Which danger caused the most pioneers' deaths along the trail? (p261 in train book)

• getting caught in mountain storms

• getting cholera from polluted drinking water

• being crushed by frightened cattle

• leaving too late in the season

Which of the following DOES NOT indicate why the wagon trains took a "nooning" break? (p 262 in train book)

• to give the oxen a rest

• so the pioneers could eat a cold lunch

• so the children could gather buffalo chips for the evening fire

• so the pioneers could build a fire and take a nap

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.W.5.9A

Which vocabulary word fits in the sentence, "A typical pioneer diet ___________ of ham, rice, bacon, dried fruit, bread, coffee, and tea".

• slogan

• consisted

• handy

• patriotic

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

Why did people leave furniture across the Oregon Trail? (p 259 in train book)

• to mark the trail for other travelers

• to make the wagons lighter for the oxen

• because the old furniture was considered garbage

• because they wanted to buy new furniture for their new lives

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.W.5.9A

Write a complete sentence explaining what a "wagon train" is. Remember that a complete sentence includes a capital letter and a punctuation mark!

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CCSS.W.5.2A

CCSS.W.5.4