DRP 11 ______Name_____
In 1905, when many gold mines in Nevada were already closing down, the town of Rhyolite was founded. It was one of the last of the great gold rush settlements. During its heyday, the town grew to about 16,000 people and had a main street with many buildings and electric lights, a beautiful train depot, banks, and even its own stock exchange. But by 1911, when the mines began dying out, the miners began leaving.
Today, about all that's left of this once booming town is a street lined with broken foundations and walls of the stone buildings. The once-proud train depot has been restored as a museum. Besides touring the depot, visitors can stop at the Tom Kelly Bottle House. This interesting structure, built in 1905, has walls made of over 50,000 glass beer and medicine bottles that were set in clay. With a shortage of lumber in the area, this was a cheap substitute for building material.
This souvenir of American history can be seen near the California border just outside of Death Valley National Park.
Monday
1. Read the selection carefully. The subject of this selection is_____.
2. At the top of this page, write a title for this selection. Capitalize and underline titles.
3. The author's purpose in writing this selection is to ______.
4. My purpose in reading this selection is to ______.
5. The genre of this selection is ______.
Tuesday (Write in complete sentences).
1. Write the base word of the following words.
building____ dying ___ restored ___ beautiful ____
2. What does the word structure mean in this selection?
arrangement building
3. A synonym for prime found in the selection is ______.
4. Why does the writer call the train depot "once-proud"?
Wednesday (write in complete sentences & use your question in the answer).
1. True or False, The town of Rhyolite was abandoned due to a drought.
2. The selection doesn't say, but there were probably not very many _____ buildings in the town.
stone wooden steel
3. How does the writer feel about the Tom Kelly house?
Thursday
1. The main idea of this selection is that ______.
2. The main idea is: stated or implied