River Choices

In this reading comprehension passage, students examine a short narrative about a difficult decision faced by Lewis and Clark’s team at a river crossing. The text highlights environmental challenges, leadership choices, and teamwork. Students answer inferential questions that encourage them to cite clues and draw conclusions about character decisions, safety, and cooperation. This activity strengthens close reading and textual reasoning while connecting literacy with historical problem-solving.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Reading Comprehension and Inference

Social Studies – Exploration and Environmental Challenges

History – Decision-Making in Expeditions

Critical Thinking – Text-Based Evidence and Reasoning

This worksheet is part of our Lewis and Clark Expedition collection.