Apples to Oregon
  • 1. Which word means almost the SAME as scoffed?
A) mimicked
B) mocked
C) warned
D) laughed
  • 2. Which word means the OPPOSITE of withered?
A) strengthened
B) hatched
C) wasted
D) watered
  • 3. Which of the following items would a prospector search for?
A) apples
B) water
C) gold
D) land
  • 4. Which word means almost the SAME as plunging?
A) breaking
B) picking
C) mixing
D) falling
  • 5. What does the word topple mean?
A) line up
B) stack up
C) close in
D) tip over
  • 6. Read the dictionary entry below.

    Noun: An agreement about action about to be taken.
    Noun: A place where people start living in a new place.

    Which of the following words is defined above?
A) settlement
B) territories
C) prospector
D) withered
  • 7. What does the word shrivel mean?
A) to shrink and dry up
B) to grow and change
C) to expand and get bigger
D) to lose seeds and fruit
  • 8. What does the word territories mean?
A) places where gold was found
B) fields where crops are grown
C) large areas of land
D) towns with few residents
  • 9. What is the MAIN problem in the story?
A) The family is moving to a new place.
B) The family had to get their fruit trees across the Platte River.
C) The family is trying to grow new fruits in Oregon.
D) The family must get their fruit from Iowa to Oregon.
  • 10. What happened AFTER the family crossed Platte River but BEFORE they came to a sandy desert?
A) They came to the Columbia River.
B) The weather got very cold.
C) They crossed the mountaintops.
D) A hailstorm started.
  • 11. Why did Daddy probably give the narrator a nickname that is also a type of apple?
A) The narrator liked to pick apples the best.
B) Daddy loved growing apples.
C) When she was little, the narrator only like to eat apples.
D) The narrator loved to eat apples.
  • 12. What message does the author want to give the reader?
A) Anything can happen when people work together.
B) Pioneers paved the way.
C) Honestly is the best policy.
D) Do what you love.
  • 13. How were the family's fruits and soon-discovered gold ALIKE?
A) They were worth the same amount of money.
B) They were both in California.
C) They were both valuable.
D) They were both in Oregon.
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