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Apples to Oregon
Contributed by: Bangert
  • 1. Which word means almost the SAME as scoffed?
A) mimicked
B) warned
C) mocked
D) laughed
  • 2. Which word means the OPPOSITE of withered?
A) hatched
B) strengthened
C) wasted
D) watered
  • 3. Which of the following items would a prospector search for?
A) water
B) land
C) apples
D) gold
  • 4. Which word means almost the SAME as plunging?
A) breaking
B) mixing
C) falling
D) picking
  • 5. What does the word topple mean?
A) line up
B) tip over
C) close in
D) stack up
  • 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) territories
B) settlement
C) prospector
D) withered
  • 7. What does the word shrivel mean?
A) to grow and change
B) to expand and get bigger
C) to shrink and dry up
D) to lose seeds and fruit
  • 8. What does the word territories mean?
A) large areas of land
B) places where gold was found
C) fields where crops are grown
D) towns with few residents
  • 9. What is the MAIN problem in the story?
A) The family is trying to grow new fruits in Oregon.
B) The family must get their fruit from Iowa to Oregon.
C) The family had to get their fruit trees across the Platte River.
D) The family is moving to a new place.
  • 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) Daddy loved growing apples.
B) The narrator liked to pick apples the best.
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) Do what you love.
C) Honestly is the best policy.
D) Pioneers paved the way.
  • 13. How were the family's fruits and soon-discovered gold ALIKE?
A) They were both valuable.
B) They were both in Oregon.
C) They were worth the same amount of money.
D) They were both in California.
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