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Swarms of Terror

Authored by Samantha Hawkins

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6th Grade

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Swarms of Terror
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

bored
frustrated
joyful
worried

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

�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.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

stinging like bees
spreading diseases
destroying crops
poisoning people

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

�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.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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”

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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