Wonders Unit 3 Week 5 Test

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.

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.

Which word best describes the railroad workers?

• Determined

• Friendly

• Lazy

• Tired