Vocab
Sallie's father goes to Sacramento to get provisions. Provisions are _____________ .
supplies
Where does the story begin?
a) Nebraska
b) Idaho
c) Indiana
d) Missouri
c) Indiana
At the end of the story, the author will
a) go live in a San Jose.
b) travel east in search of a job.
c) be hired to take more settlers to California.
d) leave for the West on a boat.
a) go live in a San Jose.
Fill in with the correct vocab word:
Babysitting is a _________________ responsibility.
tremendous
Which Greek Root means "to write"
path or mim or graph or nym or opt
graph
They are looking for a permanent home. Permanent means ___________ .
lasting
Which of these was NOT a way the author traveled?
a) by canoe
b) by foot
c) by wagon
d) by steamboat
a) by canoe
The author wrote this selection in order to
a) inform other people about the dangers of a wagon train trip.
b) show other people what they would need for a similar trip.
c) tell about some of the beautiful sights of the West.
d) have a personal record of the trip.
d) have a personal record of the trip.
Fill in with the correct vocab word:
I have kept a lot of __________ from my old neighborhood.
associations
Which Greek Root means "feeling"
path or mim or graph or nym or opt
path
The group descended a tremendous hill at Bear Valley. Tremendous means about the same as
a) Very large
b) steep
c) beautiful
d) jagged
a) Very large
Which of these is a fact from the selection?
a) The roads were terrible.
b) The boat traveled on the Missouri River.
c) The stream seemed angry.
d) The springs were a beautiful sight.
b) The boat traveled on the Missouri River.
What point of view is featured in this selection?
a) first person
b) second person
c) third person
d) none of the above
a) first person
Fill in with the correct vocab word:
Training gher new dog keeps Lindee constantly _________ .
engaged
Which Greek Root means "eye"
path or mim or graph or nym or opt
opt
Another word for vast is
Very large
Why does the group spend the winter in Fremont?
They stay there because the rainy season is coming, and they are tired.
How is Fort Laramie like a small town?
Fort Laramie had all types of business activities happening.
Fill in with the correct vocab word:
Is this going to be our _____________ seating arrangement?
permanent
Which Greek Root means "to copy"
path or mim or graph or nym or opt
mim
Engaged means ___________ .
to be busy with
Why did the group get held up at Devil's Gate?
Some children had wandered off and a search party had to be formed.
Why did the group stop on Sundays?
They were religious people and Sunday was a day of rest.
Fill in with the correct vocab word:
My grandpa's farmland is __________ .
vast
Which Greek Root means "name"
path or mim or graph or nym or opt
nym