Dust Bowl of 1935
Authored by Stacy Baldwin
English
5th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.8
CCSS.RI.5.8
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.6.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
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.”
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RF.5.4C
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.8
CCSS.RI.5.8
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RI.6.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.3
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
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.”
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.7
CCSS.RI.5.7
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RL.4.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
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