Dear Mrs. Roosevelt & Starting Over After the Spill

In paragraph 4, what is the meaning of the word ungrateful?

(Use "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: A Letter from the Dust Bowl".)

• unpleasant

• unappreciative

• unhealthy

• unable

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Which words from paragraph 2 help the reader know what commodities mean?

(Use "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: A Letter from the Dust Bowl".)

• making money

• food deliveries

• every few weeks

• New Deal

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What is Trudy’s main goal in writing this letter?

(Use "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: A Letter from the Dust Bowl".)

• To describe the conditions during dust storms

• To persuade Mrs. Roosevelt to send help to her in the Great Plains

• To tell Mrs. Roosevelt stories about the Dust Bowl

• To explain how the Dust Bowl was caused by drought

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From the information provided in the selection, the reader can conclude that —

(Use "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: A Letter from the Dust Bowl".)

• President Roosevelt knew nothing about the people affected by the Dust Bowl

• many states were affected by the Dust Bowl

• neighbors and friends did help each other during the Dust Bowl

• while the time was difficult, no one suffered permanent harm from the Dust Bowl

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The main purpose of paragraph 3 is to —

(Use "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: A Letter from the Dust Bowl".)

• explain how dust storms make you sick

• describe how the dust storms have affected the health of their family.

• ask Mrs. Roosevelt for assistance.

• provide information about lung pneumonia.

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Which of the following statements is true based on the timeline?

• Virtually all of the nation was struck by the drought conditions.

• The worst of the Black Blizzards occurred early during the Dust Bowl.

• The government was able to pass laws that ended the drought.

• The overall drought lasted approximately eight years.

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Based on information provided on the timeline, Trudy most likely wrote her letter —

• after rain brings an end to the severe drought

• when extensive work begins to re-plow and replant shelterbelts

• during the same year as the worst "Black Blizzard" that occurs on April 14, a day that becomes known as "Black Sunday"

• before the "Black Blizzards" begin

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In paragraph 2, what does the word reparations mean?

(Use "Starting Over after the Spill".)

• rebuilding or reconstruction of things destroyed

• something paid in amends for a wrong

• apologies made for a wrong

• maintenance or upkeep

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Based on the information in paragraph 9, the reader can conclude that —

(Use "Starting Over after the Spill".)

• the BP Gulf oil spill had a great impact on the economy through unemployment for many Gulf State residents

• BP paid millions of dollars that protected Gulf State residents from losing their jobs

• the reparations that BP made protected the Gulf culture so that it was impacted very little

• even though technology helped to end the crisis, it won’t be able to deal with a similar crisis in the future

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The organization of paragraph 2 contributes to the author’s main idea by —

(Use "Starting Over after the Spill".)

• describing the immediate effects of the oil spill on the economy

• telling the order of events during the oil spill as they happened

• comparing the oil spill with other Gulf disasters, such as Katrina

• highlighting the reaction of the oil company after the oil spill

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