WorksheetsThe Johnstown Flood
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 6mins
What was the mood at the beginning of the story?
joyful
peaceful
tense
angry
Which event happened first?
A great wave hit the town.
Gertrude rode on a muddy mattress.
Gertrude's father reached dry land.
Rain flooded the town.
James Quinn was not worried about his wife because she
made it to the top of the hill.
happened to be out of town.
wouldn't leave the house.
was a very strong swimmer.
What event happened last?
James Quinn led his family up the hill.
A dead horse slammed into Gertrude's raft.
Gertrude crawled out of a hole in the house.
Two men wrapped Gertrude in a blanket.
Why didn't Gertrude follow her father to the hill?
Gertrude had the measles and was too sick to run.
The woman who was carrying her turned back to the house.
Her aunt was slow because she had to carry Gertrude.
Gertrude was angry with her father and she disobeyed him.
What was the mood while the flood was raging through the town?
calm
frightening
boring
hopeful
Gertrude survived the flood by
hiding in a cupboard
following her father
climbing on the roof of a building
floating on a mattress
From what you learned in the story, Gertrude was
a woman
an old woman
a little girl
a baby
What was the mood at the end of the story?
optimistic
solemn
cheerful
relaxed
Which caused the greatest damage to the town?
the rain that slowly crept up into the yards of homes in town
a roof the size of a steamboat that raced down the street on top of the floodwaters
the huge wave that hit the town and flooded the streets with water
the fire that Gertrude watched burn after she found safety
What does the following quote mean? "Everyone who survived the flood would carry some especially vivid mental picture of how things had looked just before the great wave struck. . ."
The wave caused a huge amount of damage.
The wave killed everyone who saw it coming.
Many people didn't see the great wave coming.
Most of the townspeople managed to survive the flood.
Which phrase from this story might help a reader follow the chronological order?
In recalling the day
looking behind
on top of him
a few days before
The author helps make the order of this story's events understandable by using
actual date and times of events
foreshadowing
time-order signal words
flashbacks
Which event happened first?
Mr. Quinn raced after being reminded of the baby with measles.
Aunt Abbie and Libby Hipp ran back to the house with Gertrude.
A great wave washed over the town, just missing Gertrude's father.
Gertrude sat on the front porch as she watched the ducks swim among the flowers.
How did Gertrude finally escape from the flood waters?
She was able to navigate the mattress to a house on a hillside.
A man hanging out of a window held out a pole that she was able to grab.
Maxwell McAchren swam to her mattress and was able to throw her to safety.
The people floating by on a roof were able to catch her as she jumped.
At the end of the story, the reader learns that Gertrude was
back at home, safe with the rest of her family
being cared for by a family she did not know very well
ready to leave Johnstown with the rest of her family
completely alone and frightened about the future
Name two things that happened right after Aunt Abbie, Libby Hipp, and Gertrude reached the third floor of the house.
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