Unit 3: Lesson 3: Comprehension (OCR23 G3)

How do the travelers feel about one another?

• They don’t like having small children in the wagon train.

• They are annoyed at all the delays that they have.

• They all feel sad because of how things have been.

• They have become closer to one another as friends.

Which sentence from the diary best supports your answer for Part A?

• By going through this together, we have all become very close.

• The Johnsons have decided their children are too young to trek all the way to the West.

• We were delayed at Fort Kearney.

• I saw one lose some of its cargo, and I felt sad for the family who’d lost some of their things before their journey had even started.

Why is Ellie keeping a diary?

• She wants everyone to know how hard the trip is.

• She thinks it will become a book that many people will read.

• She wants to help her friend get ready for next year's trip.

• She doesn’t have anyone to talk to during the whole trip.

One of the unusual rocks on the journey is compared to

• a high prairie.

• a tall chimney.

• a yoke for oxen.

• a carved name.

Where will Ellie and her family live?

• on Abernethy Green

• on 320 acres of land

• beside the Columbia River

• in a real town

The Pawnee in the story were probably

• the family that stayed.

• people who left things on the trail.

• soldiers from Fort Laramie.

• Native Americans.

What does the word abandon most likely mean in this sentence? The settlers had to abandon the camp.

• make bigger

• look for

• dig around

• give up

What is a synonym for territory in this sentence? The pioneers knew nothing about the territory.

• animals

• mountains

• area

• swamp

What does the word ferry mean in this sentence? We will ferry a week's supplies to the island with us.

• to drain

• to carry by boat

• to dissolve in water

• to crush

What is a synonym for yoke in this sentence? The yoke was put on the animal carefully.

• saddle

• rope

• harness

• bandage