John Henry

a boat that is suited for use in the relatively shallow waters of a river

• sledgehammer

• riverboat

• foreman

• fuse

a short wire in an electric system

• sledgehammer

• riverboat

• foreman

• fuse

a large, heavy hammer that has a long handle

• sledgehammer

• riverboat

• foreman

• fuse

the leader of a group of workers in a factory, shop or other workplace

• sledgehammer

• riverboat

• foreman

• fuse

Then the powder men'll put ____ into the hole and explode it.

• legend

• riverboat

• dynamite

Men frantically heaved coal into the hungry, roaring engine and poured water into the steaming ____.

• boiler

• foreman

• legend

Big enough for a giant ____ pullin' one o' them long strings o' trains.

• boiler

• locomotive

• riverboat

This story is a _____ about John Henry.

• dynamite

• boiler

• legend

When John Henry left home, where did he work first? (page 5)

• in a steel factory

• on farms and in cotton fields

• in a circus

How did John Henry save the lives of the crew on the riverboat? (page 7-8)

• He turned the paddle wheel by himself.

• He stopped them before they ate poisoned fish.

• He offered his own lifeboat.