Wonders: Riding the Rails West - Comprehension

The genre for Riding the Rails West is

• realistic fiction

• biography

• expository text

• folktale

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Why did the people want an east to west railroad?

• President Lincoln agreed that a railroad should be built

• people wanted a safer more comfortable way to travel

• people wanted a quicker way to move goods

• a network of railroads connected towns and cities

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Before building a railroad, how did pioneers travel west?

• car

• covered wagon

• airplane

• bicycle

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Which American President approved the railroad to be built?

• President Kennedy

• President Clinton

• President Washington

• President Lincoln

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Which state was the point at which the east and west railroads were joined?

• California

• Utah

• Arizona

• Texas

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CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

From which country did most of the railroad workers originate?

• Russia

• Mexico

• China

• Canada

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The author writes, "The population boomed in the western states." What does boomed mean in that sentence?

• make a loud, deep, resonant sound

• enjoy a period of great prosperity or rapid economic growth

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is an important product that trains carry today?

• silver

• coal

• factories

• gold

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Based on the information from this selection, how does the author feel about railroads?

• trains are fun to ride

• railroads are responsible for economic progress in the United States

• railroads are noisy and uncomfortable

• trains are better than cars and airplanes

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What was the author's purpose for writing this selection?

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6