Which One of the Following Instructions Is Most Likely to Encourage

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following instructions is most likely to encourage students to elaborate as they study new material about the transcontinental railroad? Ask them

• A) to find Ogden, Utah, site of the golden spike, on the map.
• B) which Native American tribes lived along the railroad route.
• C) what was the chief crop of Nebraska.
• D) how the transcontinental railroad might have affected the economy of Utah.

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