Oklahoma Dust Bowl

What were the people who left the Dust Bowl area and went to other places called?

• migrants

• travelers

• Okies

• loners

Answer explanation

Paragraph 4, Sentence 7.

Who was president when the Dust Bowl ended?

• Nixon
• Hoover
• Roosevelt
• Obama

What was one cause of the dust storms?

• Hurricanes

• Drought

• Planting gardens

• Greedy people

Why did the Okies move to California?

• They wanted to see movie stars.

• They lost their jobs in Oklahoma.

• Their families lived in California

• They were escaping the dust bowl.

What does impoverished mean?

• bitterness

• poor

• wealthy

• discouraged

Why was "Black Sunday" no ordinary day?

• People had to sell their belongings.

• People didn't see the dust storm coming.

• Twenty Dust Storms Struck the Dust Bowl

• People had to move to California.

Answer explanation

Re-read Paragraph 3

What was the year of the dust storm in "Black Sunday?"

• 1925

• 1935

• 1931

• 1941

What does the word ruthless mean?

• competitive

• bitter

• cruel

• compassionate

According to "Dust Bowl Migration" what was the main reason that the soil on farms blew away?

• The plains were once covered with wheat and corn

• It was so hot that the dry soil could not hold water

• Twenty dust storms hit the plains on "Black Sunday"

• The overworked land left nothing to hold the soil down.

How is the information in paragraph 2 in "Dust Bowl Migration" presented?

• It gives the problems caused by the dust storms and tells how they were solved.

• It explains the author's opinion that life has been better since the dust storms.

• It tells what caused the dust storms that blew through the American plains.

• It describes what farming was like before and after the dust storms began.