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The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
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a. sack b. Settlers c. library d. injure
e. messenger
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to the west
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a. Mexico b. Canada c. Atlantic
Ocean d. Pacific Ocean
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1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. B
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a. The soldier was unkind to the animals.
b. Johnny was unable to swim.
c. The Indians were unhappy when
Johnny left.
d. The children had little food and were
unhealthy.
e. The house was untidy.
f. That language is unknown.
g. The mystery was unexplained.
h. The hot weather was uncommon in
the spring.
i. The teacher was unpopular.
j. The students were unprepared for
the test.
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1. F 2. H 3. B 4. E 5. C
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1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A
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1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. C
8. A 9. A
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1. A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. C
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K E Y T O T H E E X E R C I S E S A N D E X I T T E S T
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1. brave 2. settlers 3. name
4. enemy 5. took 6. fort
7. soldiers 8. save 9. friend
10. animals 11. cold 12. snow
13. sleep 14. family 15. outside
16. legend
Young America and its Settlers
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1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. C
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1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C
Pecos Bill
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1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. B
8. C 9. A 10. B
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a. cactus b. river c. coyote d. forest
Bill didnt have a tail
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1. H 2. A 3. C 4. E 5. J 6. I 7. G
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a. raining b. sunny c. windy
d. snowing e. foggy
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1. born 2. lot 3. father 4. West
5. wagon 6. forests 7. saw 8. met
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1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. B
8. A 9. C 10. A
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1. on 2. are 3. my 4. will 5. to 6. a
7. am 8. of 9. In 10. had 11. There
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a. coyote b. blackbird c. cattle
d. horse
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a. grass b. journey c. biscuit d. rodeo
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1. a 2. f 3. b 4. e 5. d 6. c
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a. at b. long c. cattle d. language
e. celebrated
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1. born 2. cowboy 3. fell out 4. took
5. traveled
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a. mountain b. mother c. ranch
d. water
Life on a Ranch
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a. F A ranch is very big piece of land.
b. F The owner of the ranch lived in
another house.
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d. F The cowboys work was difficult.
e. T
f. F They stayed in a town for a few
days.
g. T
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1. Complete these sentences. Choose from a-f.
1. There are many different kinds
2. America became a nation
3. In the 1700s the American continent
4. Families of settlers traveled
5. Cowboys lived and worked
6. The plantation houses of the South
a. was a big wilderness.
b. on a ranch.
c. after the American Revolution.
d. in covered wagons.
e. of apples in America.
f. were very big and beautiful.
2. Are the following sentences true (T) or false (F)?
Correct the false ones.
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a. Johnny Appleseed walked from Boston
to the Midwest and planted apple seeds.
b. Johnny helped the settlers and the animals.
c. He created the first school on the frontier.
d. Pecos Bill fell out of his parents covered wagon.
e. A mother coyote protected little Bill.
f. Pecos Bill wanted to be a school teacher.
g. His best friend was Tall Tom.
h. Brer Rabbit tricked everyone on the plantation.
i. Brer Rabbit made a Tar Baby.
j. Brer Fox threw Brer Rabbit into the briar patch.
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At the ranch: a. worked, lived b. ate
At the saloon: a. played b. drank, had
On the plains and in the mountains:
a. cooked b. slept
The Tale of Brer Rabbit
and the Tar Baby
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1. B 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. B
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1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C
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a. eats b. sleeps c. watches TV
d. has a bath
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1. books 2. chairs 3. table 4. chair
5. cup 6. bed 7. clock 8. a jacket
Page 66 Project on the Web
Visit www.cideb.it or www.blackcat-
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find the section for American Folk Tales.
Click on the link with the project symbol.
Fox Hunting
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a. fox hunting b. cruel c. red fox
d. deserts e. fennec fox f. WWF
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1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C
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1. A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. C
8. B 9. A 10. B 11. C
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1. Brer Rabbit 2. 15 Animal Park,
Magnolia Plantation, North Carolina
3. 94133 4. small 5. blue
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outside, inside; under, over; happy, sad;
young, old; far, near; back, front; cry,
laugh; take off, put on
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Brer Tales and the South
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a. T
b. F The tales were about funny
animal characters.
c. F In 1880 the American writer Joel
Chandler published these tales.
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e. F In the 1700s and 1800s there
were many plantations in the South.
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3. Who did what? Match the description to the character.
1. He was tired of Brer Rabbit.
2. He was Pecos Bills horse.
3. He was a friendly cook.
4. He was a friend of the Indians and the settlers.
5. He lived with a coyote family.
6. He tricked all the animals on the plantation.
7. She married Pecos Bill.
a. Brer Rabbit
b. Soup Sam
c. Johnny Apppleseed
d. Brer Fox
e. Pecos Bill
f. Sue
g. Bucking Bronco
4. Circle the word that doesnt belong.
1. apple horse banana orange
2. Indians Americans British settlers
3. fort farmer teacher soldier
4. cotton sugar plantation tobacco
5. Now use the words to complete the sentences.
a. A is a peaceful place in the South.
b. Pecos Bills was black.
c. The built log cabins.
d. The soldiers lived in the ..
Which was your favorite tale?
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1. 1. e 2. c 3. a 4. d 5. b 6. f
2. a. T b. T c. F He created the first library on the frontier. d. T e. T
f. F Pecos Bill wanted to be a cowboy. g. T h. T i. F Brer Fox made
a Tar Baby. j. T
3. 1. d 2. g 3. b 4. c 5. e 6. a 7. f
4. 1. horse 2. settlers 3. fort 4. plantation
5. a. plantation b. horse c. settlers d. fort