Swarms of Terror

Why was the prairie a perfect place for locusts to form a swarm in the 1870s?

• because of wildfires

• because of blizzards

• because of drought

• because of lightening strikes

At first, some pioneers thought the swarm of locusts was a:

• a big hill

• strange cloud

• fast-flowing river

• huge heard of cattle

What does the word drought mean?

• lots of rain

• sticking out in a way that is abnormal.

• strange and scary

• a long period of time with little or no rain

What state did Laura and her family move to after the locust ruined their crops?

• Texas

• California

• Illinois

• Iowa

What type of weather does locust like?

• hot and little to no rain

• rainy and cloudy

• rainbows and sunshine

• tornadoes

How does the locust impact the people?

• The locust help the peoples crop grow.

• The locust ruined the peoples crops which left many without food or money.

• The locust did not impact the people.

• The locust made the people sick.

What is the main idea of the section “Chewed to Nothing”?

• The locusts ate all of the Ingalls family’s crops.

• The Ingalls family faced many dangers on the prairie.

• The pioneers heard a strange sound coming from the sky.

• Laura never forgot the day locusts attacked her family’s farm.

Match the definition with the correct vocabulary word.

• large group of insects moving together

• Settled

• went to live in new place few others did

• Crops

• strange and scary

• Swarm

• types of plants or food grown by farmers

• Eerie

The locust attacked on a hot July afternoon in​ (a)   .

• 1875
• 1994
• 1850
• 1920

What were the Ingalls family?

• pioneers

• doctors

• teachers

• mechanics