The Story of An Eyewitness

What natural disaster caused the fire?

• earthquake
• avalanche
• thunder and lightning
• hurricane

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Why was it so difficult to control the fires that broke out after the earthquake?

• The earth kept moving
• There was no water and the roads were blocked
• People were too scared to fight the fires
• Everyone had died

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.K.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What caused the greatest damage to the city of San Francisco?

• tremors
• fires
• floods
• heat

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CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Why did they dynamite the buildings?

• To stop the spread of the fires
• To prevent the buildings from falling
• To stop thieves from entering
• To stop the earthquakes

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CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

Why did the government set up tents and serve meals in Union Square?

• No one could go any further without food
• No one thought the fires would spread so quickly
• There was nowhere else to go
• They wanted to watch the fires burn

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RF.1.4C

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Refugee:

• fire
• precious
• homeless
• threat

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Conflagration:

• threat
• overcome
• fire
• precious

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Dear:

• fire
• precious
• threat
• overcome

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

Menace:

• threat
• homeless
• fire
• precious

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Surmount:

• fire
• precious
• overcome
• homeless

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4