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Transcontinental Railroad Reading Packet with Worksheets

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Transcontinental Railroad Reading Packet with Worksheets preview
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Look Inside · 8 pages · answer key included

Railroad reading passage on frontier life, the Pacific Railroad Act and immigrants; students underline main ideas
Core reading text with built-in annotation prompts
Railroad questions: what it was, who built it, why it mattered and who came after; students answer in full sentences
Written response check after reading the passage
Main idea organizer: the railroad changed how people traveled in the U.S.; students add three supporting details
Graphic organizer for main idea and details practice
Transcontinental Railroad fact web: students recall and write three facts from the reading passage
Quick recall of facts, good for partner sharing
Railroad builders organizer: students name the two companies that built the line and list three problems they faced
Organizer for discussing construction challenges
Multiple-choice railroad quiz 1-6: students circle answers on the builders, Pacific Railroad Act and frontier settlers
Check of passage details after reading
Railroad quiz 7-10: multiple choice on length and problems, then written answers on building problems and purpose
Short and extended written response to finish the quiz

Answer key included

Answer key included
Attributes
Subject

Social Studies, History, History: USA

Grades

Grade 5

Types

Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets

File

PDF

Editable
No
Author
Sarah Miller Tech
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About This Product

This resource is a Transcontinental Railroad Reading Packet.

This is a great no prep resource that all you have to do is print and go!

Students will love learning about history as they read an informative passage and apply vocabulary terms.

Worksheets included such as multiple-choice questions and graphic organizers will allow them to show what they know.

These work well for social studies or reading instruction.

Answer keys included.

What's Included

14-page PDF

Resource Tags

U.S. history Transcontinental Railroad reading passage main idea supporting details

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