Transcontinental Railroad Quiz
Authored by DANIELLE O'CONNER
English
10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The transcontinental railroad made it possible to travel from New York to San Francisco in ______.
a week
six weeks
three months
six months
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Chinese railroad workers were paid ______ per day.
$1
$10
$31
$150
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RI.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Based on the article, why did workers have a hard time in the Sierra Nevada mountains?
They had to cut through solid rock.
They were afraid of heights.
There were dangerous animals in the mountains.
The air in the mountains was smoky and dangerous to breathe.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is most likely to be seen as a hazard?
a cat sleeping on a chair
a funny movie
a road covered in slippery ice
a girl playing a guitar
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where in the article can you read about how the railroad affected Native Americans?
in the section “An Impossible Task”
in the section “Golden Dreams”
in the section “After the Work”
in the section “Keeping the Stories Alive”
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement is true based on the article?
It took years to build the railroad.
In the 1800s, many Chinese immigrants found gold and got rich.
In the winter, Chinese railroad workers stayed warm by sleeping in train cars.
The railroad made life better for Native Americans.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
7.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The article says that we don’t know how many Chinese workers died building the railroad. Why don’t we know?
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
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