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WorksheetsOut of the Burning Darkness (5th)
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 13mins
amounts of a substance that has built up in the ground over time
deposits
fossil fuel
oxygen
soot
a source of power formed from the fossils, or remains, of dead plants and animals from millions of years ago
deposits
fossil fuel
oxygen
soot
a major change in which machines became widely used. In the United States, this happened in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
ventilation
Industrial Revolution
toxins
soot
a raging fire or place of intense heat
fossil fuel
oxygen
inferno
soot
a colorless gas in the air that plants and animals need to survive
fossil fuel
oxygen
inferno
toxins
a black powder produced when something is burned
fossil fuel
soot
inferno
toxins
shared knowledge or told about an experience in court
ventilation
toiled
testified
toxins
working hard, often in unpleasant conditions
ventilation
toiled
testified
toxins
poisonous materials
ventilation
toiled
testified
toxins
a way of letting in fresh air
ventilation
toiled
testified
toxins
People thought Cherry Mine was relatively safe because it was ______.
newly built
near Chicago
underground
like a vast city
Which best describes coal in America in the early 1900s?
rare
unpopular
important
clean
What makes coal a fossil fuel?
It comes from plants that died millions of years ago and creates energy.
It must be blasted or cut out of mines.
It pollutes the air and water.
It contributes to climate change.
Why did children work in coal mines?
It was an easy and boring job.
They liked to lead the mules that pulled cars.
They were small enough to enter narrow tunnels.
Their families needed the money to survive.
Which of the following supports the answer to question 13?
“Imagine sitting alone in the dark all day, everyday, just opening and closing a door.”
“But many families were so poor that they faced a terrible choice: send their children to work or watch them starve.”
“Their job was to pick out small pieces of rock from the precious coal.”
“Mule driving was often the job that kids wanted most.”
Mine company leaders hoped that sealing off the air shaft would help to ______.
spread fresh air
save trapped miners
put out the fire
remove trapped gasses
Which of the following supports the following statement:
"Mine company leaders hoped that sealing off the air shaft would help to put out the fire."
“The doors kept fresh air in and bad air out.”
“This would choke the fire out, they hoped.”
“. . . this decision was a terrible act of cruelty.”
“Smoke was gushing out of the mine.”
In which sentence does the author use details that help put you in the scene?
“. . . coal was changing the lives of millions of Americans.”
“Their father had died a few years earlier . . .”
“Thick smoke billowed toward him. Flames licked at the ceiling.”
“Today, this disaster has been largely forgotten.”
Which is NOT a main idea of “Out of the Burning Darkness”?
The Cherry Mine fire led to new laws to protect workers and children.
The burning of coal produces pollution.
Coal was an important resource in America in the early 1900s.
Coal mining was a dangerous job.
