VOICED : 'Everybody's lost everything': Mayfield, Kentucky decimated by tornado

VOICED : 'Everybody's lost everything': Mayfield, Kentucky decimated by tornado

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Interactive Video

Business, Social Studies, Other

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

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The transcript recounts a personal experience of a tornado hitting Mayfield, describing the sudden impact and destruction it caused. The speaker discusses the warnings received, the actions taken to ensure safety, and the devastation faced by the community and their family business. The aftermath includes efforts to support those affected, such as distributing food and rescuing trapped individuals.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the narrator initially think when the tornado warnings were issued?

That it would be a mild storm

That it would cause significant damage

That it would last for hours

That it would not hit their area

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long has the narrator's family been running their business?

20 years

50 years

15 years

38 years

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What previous tornado does the narrator compare the current one to?

A tornado in Florida

A tornado in Oklahoma

A tornado in Kansas

A tornado in Texas

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the narrator do with the food in their freezers after the tornado?

Stored it for later use

Threw it away

Sold it at a discount

Donated it to those in need

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where was the narrator's brother-in-law trapped during the tornado?

In a candle factory

In a hospital

In a grocery store

In a school