“White Death” Quiz

Title of article:

1. What caused the Seattle Express to have to stop on the tracks?

• an avalanche
• a blizzard
• a thunderstorm
• an earthquake

2. Which sentence below supports the correct answer to question 1?

• “But soon, the passengers learned that the blizzard had grown more ferocious.”
• “A giant avalanche had hit the town of Cascade.”
• “At midnight a strong thunderstorm hit.”
• “It lifted both trains into the air and threw them off the cliff.”

3. What does the word collided mean in the sentence “Trains collided with cars and horses and even other trains”?

• slipped or slid
• slowed or stopped
• crashed together
• sped by

4. What is the main idea of the sidebar “The Dark Side of the Railroads”?

• Trains helped people travel and get things faster.
• When trains traveled across the mountains, they caused avalanches.
• Trains caused people to stay closer to home.
• While trains could be helpful, they also created problems.

5. How did the passengers of the Seattle Express most likely feel as they waited in Wellington?

• curious
• excited
• disappointed
• scared

6. The Wellington Avalanche of 1910 is remembered as the __________.

• deadliest avalanche in the U.S.
• deadliest avalanche in the world
• worst natural disaster in the U.S.
• worst natural disaster in the world

What are examples of a nonfiction text feature. CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.

• diagram
• maps
• bold print
• captions
• photographs