The Dust Bowl

April 14, 1935, became known as "Black Sunday." This is probably because . . .

• there were many deaths that day, and people wore black to the funerals.

• Catherine was in a dark mood that day.

• a huge dust storm turned the sky black.

• a dust storm surprisingly happened at night.

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Which line from the story supports the answer to question 1?

• “Catherine’s home was a happy one.”

• “But hard times were just ahead, and few people on the plains would be spared.”

• “It turned the day black.”

• “It is unknown if any people died because of the storm.”

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The author says that all through the spring of 1932, "the sky stayed blue." Why was this a problem?

• Kids wouldn’t come inside for dinner.

• Kids skipped school to play outside.

• People got tired of sunny weather.

• Since it didn’t rain, soil dried up and blew into the air.

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During the Great Depression, Catherine’s family was luckier than many because they . . .

• had food.

• moved to California.

• had a lot of money.

• lived in Kansas.

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Why did farmers remove the prairie grasses from the Southern Plains?

• They wanted to eat the grasses.

• They wanted to plant crops.

• The grasses caused dust storms.

• The grasses could be burned to heat homes.

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Which line from the article supports the answer to question 5?

• “To lure white settlers to the area, they offered free or very cheap land.”

• “The new settlers arrived by the thousands.”

• “But before they could plant crops, settlers had to get rid of the prairie grass.”

• “Suddenly, the rain simply stopped.”

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On the map on page 7, which state is NOT in the area that had the greatest damage from the Dust Bowl?

• Arizona

• Colorado

• Kansas

• Oklahoma

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The author says that during a dust storm, the gritty wind would rake across people's faces "like millions of tiny claws." This simile shows that the wind _____.

• took the people by surprise

• hurt people badly

• needed to be raked like leaves

• was really no big deal like a kitten scratch

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What are TWO things that people did to fix the plains after Black Sunday?

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From the Dust Bowl, we can learn the importance of taking care of the earth, and that the actions we take now can affect generations in the future.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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