"Swarms of Terror" Comprehension Quiz
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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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Amanda Jones
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In what year did this terrible invasion take place?
1875
1975
1900
1800
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The author shared an experience of a young girl who lived during the invasion. Who was the young girl?
Patsy English
Mary Shelton
Clementine Waldon
Laura Ingalls
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
CCSS.RI.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where was the farm located?
western Minnesota
western Oregon
western Florida
eastern California
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The family faced hardships BEFORE the invasion, which included all of the following EXCEPT
deadly fevers
lightning strikes
rattlesnakes
hurricanes
wildfires
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
According to the text, the invasion was described to look like what?
dense fog
flock of birds
shimmering cloud
funnel-shaped tornado
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were the locusts called?
Rocky Mountain Locusts
Appalachian Trail Locusts
Winged Locusts
Mississippi River Locusts
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What devastation did the locusts cause?
They stung like bees.
They ate crops.
They bit with a deadly venom.
They flew in people's eyes and ears.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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