Swarms of Terror

1. �You can tell that Laura Ingalls felt ______ when she saw a strange cloud in the sky.

• bored
• frustrated
• joyful
• worried

�2. Which line from the article supports the answer to question 1?

• “. . . she sensed that something terrible was about to happen.”
• "Laura and her family lived in a one-room house . . .”
• “Laura and her family were pioneers.”
• “It wasn’t gray like a thundercloud.”

3. �The locust cloud made “eerie” clicking and buzzing sounds. Which is another example of an eerie sound?

• a doorbell ringing
• a dog barking at the park
• kids talking on a school bus
• a howling noise in an attic

4. ��The Rocky Mountain locusts harmed prairie farmers by______.

• stinging like bees
• spreading diseases
• destroying crops
• poisoning people

�5. �Which statement is NOT true based on the story?

• Rocky Mountain locusts liked wet weather.
• The locust attacks stopped in the 1890s.
• Laura’s family moved from Minnesota to Iowa.
• Laura became an author when she grew up.

6. �If you had to give “Swarms of Terror” a new title, which would be the best choice?

• “The Life of an Author”
• “Attack of the Locusts”
• “How to Grow Wheat”
• “A New Life in Iowa”

1. �The story says that Laura and her family were among the first “settlers” in this part of America. The word settlers means ______.

• wheat farmers
• workers
• people who have moved to a place where not many people live
• people who stay in a place when everyone else leaves

2. �You can infer that Laura felt ______ when she saw the cloud.

• annoyed
• bored
• happy
• scared

3. �Which is NOT something Laura and her family did to try to drive the locusts away?

• spraying bug spray
• setting fires
• banging pots
• hitting wheat stalks with sticks

4. �Where in the article do you learn the names of Laura’s sisters?

• in the title
• in the beginning section
• in the section “Rotting Bugs”
• in the photo caption on page 10