Trail of Tears Review

Vocabulary

100

What is a synonym for principal in this sentence? 

The principal reason for the slow traffic is an accident. 

A. often

B. explained

C. old 

D. main 

D. main 

200

What does the word treaty most likely mean in this sentence? 

A treaty was signed to settle some problems between countries. 

A. agreement 

B. similarity 

C. motivation 

D. determination 

A. agreement 

300

What does the word mine mean in this sentence? Some companies mine gold and other valuable things. 

A. pay for 

B. look all over

C. dig to find

D. make into shapes 

C. dig to find 

400

What is a synonym for surge in this sentence?              There was a surge in the number of people moving to town. 

A. control

B. increase 

C. sadness

D. explanation 

B. increase 

500

What does the word characters mean in this sentence? 

How many Japanese characters have you learned so far? 

A. individuals 

B. marks used in writing 

C. ancient recipes

D. a type of measurement 

B. marks used in writing

Fix the Sentence

100

the cat sat quietly on the porch

The cat sat quietly on the porch. 

200

Can you com to the party on Saturday

Can you come to the party on Saturday? 

300

sarah and emily like to swim in the lake on the weakends

Sarah and Emily like to swim in the lake on the weekends. 

400

i have a pet horse namd clark. he liks to run and play in the field

I have a pet horse named Clark. He likes to run and play in the field. 

500

Carly and i are planning a lunc on sunday. Will you be able to come

Carly and I are planning a lunch on Sunday. Will you be able to come? 

Comprehension

100

Why did the author write this selection? 

_{A. to inform the reader of the history of the Cherokee people                 B. to entertain the reader with an interesting story                                 C. to express an opinion about the importance of keeping your culture   D. to persuade the reader that the Cherokee rose is the Georgia state flower}   

A. to inform the reader of the history of the Cherokee people 

200

How did the Trail of Tears get its name? 

A. because of the crying mothers 

B. because of the flowers 

C. because of the gold in Georgia 

D. because of the loss of land 

A. because of the crying mothers 

300

How did smallpox affect the Cherokee? 

Smallpox killed one-third to one-half of the Cherokee population. 

400

How did the discovery of gold affect the Cherokee? 

Gold bought the Europeans to the Cherokee land and eventually the Cherokee had to give up their land to the Europeans. 

500

Where did the Cherokee people start out living and where did they have to move to? 

Lived in Appalachian Mountains and had to move to Oklahoma.  

Phonics

100

The mechanic will send us an _______ for the car repairs. 

A. invoyse 

B. invoys

C. invoice 

C. invoice 

200

A big storm can ______ a boat. 

A. destroi 

B. destroy 

C. destrey 

B. destroy 

300

Did the school _______ a new principal yet? 

A. appoynt 

B. appoent 

C. appoint 

C. appoint 

400

Did you ______ movie? 

A. enjoy 

B. enjoi

C. enjow

A. enjoy 

500

Can you ______ when you first heard the strange noise? 

A. pinpoint

B. pinpoynt 

C. pinpoent 

A. pinpoint 

Word Analysis

100

Pioneers had hard lives on the ________. 

A. downpour 

B. residence 

C. frontier 

C. frontier 

200

Only a ______ can be mayor of our town. 

A. citizen 

B. follower 

C. traveler 

A. citizen 

300

Our form of government is a ________. 

A. general 

B. democracy 

C. royalty 

B. democracy 

400

The ________ light helped use see in the basement. 

A. bright 

B. dazzling 

A. bright 

500

The noise of the jet plane was ______. 

A. loud 

B. deafening 

A. loud