Reading Comprehension Skills & Strategies - Level 4

Na m e : _______________________________________ Date: _____________________

Directions: Study the matrix about three famous American explorers. Then use

the matrix to answer the questions about them.

Check this out! It’s called a matrix. It’s a diagram

that shows relationships.

Zebulon Pike

John Muir

John Charles
Frémont

1. What did Frémont and Pike have in common? ____

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2. Which explorer would have known the most about trees? __

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3. If you were a pioneer traveling west by wagon, who would you call? ____

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4. How was Frémont’s life different from that of the other two? ___

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5. What is similar about the places all these men explored? ___

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1779-1813

1838-1914

1813-1890

U.S. Army

officer

Naturalist

U.S. Army

officer

Explored upper

Mississippi River,

Colorado, New Mexico

Explored Alaska and

California; Crusaded

for creating national

parks; Authority on

forest management

Explored area between

Rocky Mountains and

Pacific Ocean; Mapped

the Oregon Trail

• Discovered Pike’s Peak in
  Colorado. The mountain was
  namedafter him.
  Named for him
  
  
  • Muir Woods National
    Monument in
    California
  
  
  • glacier in Alaska
  
  
  
  


• U. S. Senator from
  California


• Governor of Arizona


• Ran for U.S. President in
  1856