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Chicago Fire

Authored by Erica Brown

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

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Chicago Fire
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

How was the town's decision to build wooden sidewalks and pine-block streets several feet above the muddy earth a fire hazard?

The wooden sidewalks and streets often fell over

The wooden sidewalks and streets often exploded

The wooden sidewalks and streets were highly flammable

The wooden sidewalks and streets were poorly built and difficult to walk on

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The author writes that cries of "Fire!" would be a "warning cry heard thousands of times during the next thirty-one hours." You can infer from this statement that the fire in the O'Leary's barn would

cause a much larger fire that would affect many people throughout the city

burn out quickly and cause damage only to the O'Leary's property

Result in thousands of firefighters rushing to the O'Leary's barn

cause a lot of smaller fires elsewhere on the property

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the fire really start?

Mrs. Oleary's cow

A teenager gambling in the loft

A comet

Spontaneous combustion

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Did Claire Innes ever find her family?

Yes
No
Maybe?
I have no idea

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What eventually put the fire out?

The fire department
Men with buckets of water
It finally started to rain
The wind blew it out

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During the Great Fire, what section of Chicago was completely destroyed?

The farmland
The suburbs and people's home
The business district
The prairie 

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

burn, smoke

flared

intense

smolder

stifling

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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