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English
3rd
grade
Lesson 26 - Journeys "The Foot Race Across America" Test
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the word compete mean in the sentence below?
Jacob trained hard to compete in the race.playtry to wintake parttake away from - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the word ability mean in the sentence below?
The teacher had the ability to make learning fun.choiceproblemtalenttask - 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the word approached mean in the sentence below?
The cat approached the mouse from behind.teasedfrightenedstepped overcame toward - 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the word announced mean in the sentence below?
The man announced the winner on the radio.sang a songread a poemtold many peoplefailed to tell people - 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich sentence from the article supports the MAIN idea that Andy loved to run?"He ran five miles to school.""He graduated from high school in 1927."Andy, now age twenty, went to Los Angeles, California.""One day, he read an ad in a newspaper that would change his life."
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat MAIN idea from the article is supported by the sentence below?
There were dance marathons, six-day bicycle races, even people setting records for sitting on flagpoles."Andy Payne was excited.""The 1920's were already known for crazy contests.""The winner would receive twenty five thousand dollars!""The prize money would help his parents pay for the farm." - 7. Multiple ChoiceWho were the runners competing against Andy?people from the United Statespeople from Finland and Switzerlandmany different types of people from many countriesmostly 16 year olds and some 63 year olds
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the race harder after the first day?They had to run seventeen miles.A record was kept of the runners' time.Many people had to drop out of the race.The climbs were steep, and the sun was hot.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHow did C.C. Pyle make it harder for the runners?He kept changing the rules of the race.He gave them big meals at the start of the race.He served them poor stews, and they had to sleep in barns.He made them run through snow and mud in Northern Texas.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the race called "The Bunion Derby"?because Andy had bunionsbecause Andy did not have bunionsbecause many of the runners had bunionsbecause the runners were called bunioneers
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhere did the race end?New York CityOklahoma CityNorthern TexasPuente, California
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHow many runners managed to finish the race?threefifty-fiveone hundredfifty
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat dream did Andy Payne achieve?He became a good runner.He won the race and $10,000.He won the race and $25,000.He took a train back home to Oklahoma.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is this article MOSTLY about?Andy Payne's family farmwhy people drop out of racesa young man who fulfilled his dreamhow easy it is to win a race if you try
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