John Henry

What is John Henry known for?

• strength and being a hard worker

• weakness and a hard worker

• being tall

• being small

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What is the genre of the story John Henry Races the Steam Drill?

• Expository

• Tall Tale

• Fable

• Fairy Tale

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Who won the race and what happened after the race?

• John Henry and he died.

• John Henry and he lived to celebrate.

• The Steam Drill and John Henry died.

• The Steam Drill and John Henry was sad.

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How did John Henry die at the end of the tall tale?

• He beat the train
• He worked himself out
• He passed out
• he had allergies 

When writing a tall tale, the author's purpose is ________

• to inform
• to entertain
• to persuade
• to explain a process

Which of the following is an opinion?

• John Henry should not have raced against the machine.
• John Henry was born a slave.
• John Henry became a steel driver
• John Henry went to work for the railroad.

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What is John Henry best know for?

• singing songs while building a railroad after the Civil War
• beating a steam-powered machined with his own strength
• growing up as a slave
• growing really fast when he was a boy

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What was the Big Bend Tunnel?

• the tunnel under the English Channel
• a subway tunnel in New York
• a railroad tunnel through mountains
• a tunnel made by Captain Tommy

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What does the selection say John Henry always did while driving steel?

• He challenged his fellow workers to races.
• He stopped frequently to rest.
• He drank lots of water.
• He sang.

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What is John Henry about 

• Determination
• Money
• FAME
• clothes

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