What is the selection mostly about?

western towns that didn't survive

What is the most likely reason the author wrote the selection?

to teach readers how busy towns could quickly die

Which happened first?

James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill.

Which sentence is a valid generalization?

A few people got rich, but a lot of others did not.

What do the photos with captions add to the selection?

They provide more information about ghost towns.

Few very respectable looking woman ventured over to see us.

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Ghost Towns (Reading Street)

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This Quiz is designed to help fifth graders study for the Ghost Towns selection in their Reading Street books.

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1
According to the selection, how were Phoenix and Denver alike?
They both began as mining camps.
They both grew and survived.
They both had their own newspaper.
They both had a bank and a telegraph office.
2
What is the selection mostly about?
the Gold Rush of 1849
western towns that didn't survive
the famous cattle drives in the west
the history of Phoenix and Denver
3
To celebrate their independence, some countries have holidays.
liberty
religious beliefs
leaders' birthdays
harvests
4
Why did most towns fail? (What was the most important reason?)
There was not enough food.
Moneymaking sources ran out.
Famous people did not settle in them.
They were not built well.
5
What is the most likely reason the author wrote the selection?
to teach readers how busy towns could quickly die
to entertain readers with exciting tales of the Old West
to make readers feel sorry for the people who failed
to convince readers to learn about the American West
6
Which happened first?
People rushed to California to search for gold.
Sam Brannon told people in San Francisco about finding gold.
James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill.
Men settled on Sutter's land without paying for it.
7
Which sentence is a valid generalization?
Doctors usually moved west with their wives.
None of the settlers stayed for long.
A few people got rich, but a lot of others did not.
All of the gold rush towns failed.
8
His economic theory was not useful.
relating to science
relating to trade and money
untested
complicated
9
The hotel has no vacant rooms.
extraordinary
empty
average
cheap
10
What do the photos with captions add to the selection?
They make readers aware of methods of transportation.
They provide more information about ghost towns.
They show how quickly the towns were built.
They show readers where ghost towns are located.
11
He scrawled a note.
received
opened quickly
composed
wrote awkwardly
12
What does boomed mean in the story?
made loud noises
grew quickly
failed
slowed
13
Which is an opinion?
Few very respectable looking woman ventured over to see us.
Cattle were driven to other towns and shipped East.
The waves of western migration peaked between 1860-1880.
The town lasted only a few months at that site.
14
What happened to most towns if the railroad did not run close by?
They became ghost towns.
Artists and writers moved in.
People carried the buildings to the railroad.
They became farm communities.
15
Mice had overrun the house.
run over the top of
abandoned
destroyed
filled beyond its limits

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