Dust Bowl of 1935

April 14, 1935, became known as “Black

Sunday.” This is probably because . . .

• there were many deaths that day, and people wore black to the funerals

• Catherine was in a dark mood that day

• a huge dust storm turned the sky black

• a dust storm surprisingly happened at night

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

Which line from the story supports the

answer to question 1?

• “Catherine’s home was a happy one.”

• “But hard times were just ahead, and few

  people on the plains would be spared.”

• “It turned the day black.”

• “It is unknown if any people died because of

  the storm.”

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

The author says that all through the

spring of 1932, “the sky stayed blue.”

Why was this a problem?

• Kids wouldn't come inside for dinner

• Kids skipped school to play outside

• People got tired of sunny weather

• Since it didn't rain, soil dried up and blew into the air

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

During the Great Depression, Catherine’s

family was luckier than many because

they . . .

• had food

• had a lot of money

• moved to California

• lived in Kansas

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why did farmers remove the prairie

grasses from the Southern Plains?

• They wanted to eat the grasses

• They wanted to plant crops

• the grasses caused dust storms

• they grasses could be burned to heat homes

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Which line from the article supports the

answer to question 5?

• “To lure white settlers to the area, they

  offered free or very cheap land.”

• “The new settlers arrived by the thousands.”

• “But before they could plant crops, settlers

  had to get rid of the prairie grass.”

• D “Suddenly, the rain simply stopped.”

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

On the map on page 7, which state is NOT

in the area that had the greatest damage

from the Dust Bowl?

• Arizona

• Colorado

• Kansas

• Oklahoma

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

The author says that during a dust storm,

the gritty wind would rake across people’s

faces “like millions of tiny claws.” This

simile shows that the wind ______.

• surprised people

• carried animals

• hurt people

• was no big deal

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5