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Reading "Horse Heroes"
Avoiding sinking into the _____ saved the explorer's life.
Which statement is a fact?
Reading "Horse Heroes"
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1
Which statement is a fact?
Johnny Fry's mail sack held 49 letters and 3 newspapers.
The bride wore a beautiful gown for her special day.
The handsome horse gave an amazing performance.
2
Avoiding sinking into the _____ saved the explorer's life.
quicksand
dirty
quicksilver
quickly
3
President ________ first speech was carried by pony Express.
Abraham Lincoln's
George Washington's
Donal Trump's
Curtis Childers's
4
Mailing a letter by Pony Express cost _______.
$50 a letter
$5 a pound
$5 an ounce
it was free
5
"The Pony Express reduced the amount of time to deliver mail" is a statement of ____.
humor
fact
opinion
fiction
6
Which word is a singular possessive noun?
horses
mother's
teacher
student
7
What put the Pony Express out of business?
the hot rod
the telegraph
the telecommunicator
the telephone
8
The ____ desert had sand dunes and cacti for miles and miles.
special
level
very
vast
9
The Pony Express was a milestone on the way to modern America. Milestone means ___.
highway
ambition
turning point
sacrifice
10
What time period was the Pony Express in operation?
1960-1961
1935-1936
2017-2018
1860-1861
11
The wild herd of buffalo ______ freely across the plains.
roamed
rustled
ambition
resistance
12
Roy Rogers and his palomino horse were famous ________.
authors
magicians
sports stars
movie stars
13
The genre of "Horse Heroes" is ______.
biography
historical fiction
explanatory
expository
14
The broken down, _____ old car was sold for $10 at the auction.
infected
prized
ransom
rickety
15
After the terrible rain, a ______ destroyed the homes at the bottom of the mountain.
landslide
sonic
lantern
lion
16
Which statement is an opinion?
The Panama Cannal connects North and South America.
Gato and Mancha were the greatest horses of all times.
Gato and Mancha reared up and refused to go.
Tschiffely and his two horses traveled about 10, 000 miles.
17
What conclusion can you draw about the people in California that welcomed the Pony Express?
Someone just won the lottery.
They were happy to have mail delivered so quickly.
They had the day off from work.
They were celebrating someone's birthday.
18
Tschiffely's life long ambition was to _____.
cross a rickety bridge
jump across a gap to avoid a detour
none of these
escape getting caught in quicksand
19
Why did Tschiffely choose Gato and Mancha to make the trip?
They knew how to survive in the wild.
All of the answers.
They were tough, could carry heavy loads and experienced.
They were dependable and would naturally stay together.
20
Golden Cloud was renamed _____ because he was quick.
Trigger
Tiger
Taffy
Tumbleweed
21
Saying "no" to stealing takes
_____.
rereading
refridgeration
resistance
resourceful
22
Who made the best Pony Express riders?
Wise old ladies
Young girls that were not married
Nebraska football linebackers
Young men that were slight of build
23
What phrase best indicates an opinion?
He heard.....
She saw......
They said......
I think.......
24
Who did not like the Pony Express delivering mail?
no one
Native Americans
rich old ladies
American eagles
25
Roaches ______ the old dirty abandoned warehouse.
invested
infected
infested
intellegent
26
The singer had an _______ to record an award winning song.
optimal
ambition
announcement
emphasis
