Our Beautiful Town is Gone- Storyworks

The article is mainly about...

• the history of Paradise, California

• how wildfires have changed over time

• wildfires around America

• how people in Paradise reacted to a fire

Which is true of the people who first built Paradise in the 1800s?

• Many became rich from the gold they found.

• The enjoyed living in the California wilderness.

• They enjoyed eating pancakes at Debbie's Restaurant.

• They liked living in a large, bustling town.

What has caused wildfires to become harder to fight in recent years?

• cooler temperatures

• bustling towns

• electrical wires

• climate change

Which phrase proves climate change makes fighting fires more difficult?

• ...sparks from a faulty electrical wire had ignited dry grass on a remote hillside.

• ...the smoldering brush quickly exploded into a raging wall of flames.

• The weather...around the Earth has been getting hotter and less predictable.

• They built new towns, places like Paradise.

The wildfire was able to spread across the Feather River because of the ...

• dry grass

• tall trees

• wet ground

• strong wind

Why did some people abandon their cars during the fire?

• Roads were blocked.

• Their cars were too full.

• They didn't want their cars to catch fire.

• They didn't know where they were going.

What conclusion can you draw from "Our Beautiful Town is Gone?"

• People survive disasters only when they focus on their own safety?

• People in Paradise helped each other to get through difficult times.

• Forest fires are unusual in California.

• Forest Fires are impossible to contain.

Which line supports that the people of Paradise helped one another?

• "But in recent years, America's wildfires have become bigger and harder to fight."

• "Paradise had been threatened before..."

• "Nobody knows what the future will bring for Paradise."

• "We are resilient, and I'm certain we will rebuild a beautiful Paradise together."

Which line helps you understand what it felt like to be near the fire?

• "The heat was unbearable, the smoke so thick it was like breathing fire itself."

• "As the morning ticked by, the people of Paradise were facing up to the shocking truth."

• "Eleanor and her dad inched along in their car."

• "She chose the rabbit she'd had since she was a baby."

Which word means left behind or no longer used?

• abandoned

• ignited

• startled

• shocked