John Henry The Steel-Driving Man

Who is this story primarily about?

• John Brown

• the steam drill

• John Henry

• the captain

What kind of story is John Henry The Steel-Driving Man?

• fable

• both folklore and tall tale

• fairytale

• parables

What was being built from the Atlantic to the Pacific?

• train tracks

• stores

• rivers

• plantations

Who was John Henry?

• a farmer

• a steel driver

• a captain

• the president

Was John Henry born a slave?

• yes

• no

How big were the hammers he held in each hand?

• 5 pounds each

• 10 pounds each

• 15 pounds each

• 20 pounds each

What invention would change the steel driving occupation?

• hammer

• jack hammer

• tunnel

• steam drill

How do you think the workers felt about the steel machine?

• Excited, because they wouldn't have to work so hard.

• Scared, because it could take away their jobs.

• Indifferent, because they weren't sure what to think of it.

• Sad, because they didn't understand what it meant.

Where did John Henry end up once he became a free man?

• Virginia

• Georgia

• Ohio

• West Virginia

How did John Henry prove that he was a Steel-Driving man?

• He raced the steam drill machine.

• He went on strike to save their jobs.

• He destroyed the machine piece by piece.

• He worked on the train tracks.