WorksheetsDust Bowl
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 41mins
In what region of the country did the Dust Bowl take place?
Southwest
Great Plains
Pacific Northwest
Southeast
According to the article, what were giant dust storms called?
Tornadoes
Dirty Hurricanes
Black Blizzards
Dust Ups
During what decade did the Dust Bowl occur?
1890s
1930s
1950s
2000s
Which of the following was a result of dust storms?
Houses were buried in dust.
It was difficult to breathe.
Livestock choked to death.
Crops could not grow.
All of the above
Define Dust Bowl.
area of the Midwest during the 1930's because of a severe drought.
area of the Southeast during the 1920's because of terrible dust storms.
area from Canada to Texas in the 1930's with severe storms.
A drought was _________________________________.
A period of heavy rain and flooding.
A period that was extremely dry and dusty.
A period where people experienced a bountiful harvest.
Check the best answer to fill in the blank.
Black Blizzards were ________________.
when the sun did not come out for days due to heavy cloud cover and dark rain.
Snow that was so heavily mixed with soil that it looked black.
giant dust storms that people could not see through.
Which state was NOT part of the Dust Bowl?
California
Oklahoma
Colorado
Texas
Which of the following did NOT lead to the Dust Bowl?
A severe drought.
Soil was used for growing wheat.
Land was used for cattle.
The government planted trees.
Why did the federal government plant around 200 million trees between 1934 and 1942?
To provide jobs for the "Okies" who came to California.
To make the soil more nutrient-rich.
To create a windbreak to protect the soil from wind evaporation.
To help farmers who had suffered losses during the Dust Bowl.
Around how many years did the Dust Bowl last?
2
10
20
25
epidemics
situations where disease spread quickly and affects many people
act of maintaining cleanliness from dirt and disease
action of showing disapproval
Which word has almost the same meaning as the word calamity?
advantage
comfort
disaster
expectation
Where are the Great Plains?
in southern Canada
west of the Rocky Mountains
in the middle of North America
east of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers
How were the native grasses and the crops farmers planted different?
Animals ate all of the native grasses, but not the crops.
Native grasses had shallow roots and the crops had deep roots.
Native grasses had deep roots and the crops had shallow roots.
Native grasses did not grow back every year and the crops did.
Parts of Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and _____ were all part of the Dust Bowl.
California
Missouri
Iowa
New Mexico
The land turned to desert and farmers could no longer ____.
farm alone
use certain farming practices
grow crops
Farmers sometimes _______ between their house and barn so they could find their way back through the dust.
had dogs
used flashlights
started fires
strung a clothesline
People spent almost all their time trying to clean and get ____ out of their homes.
dust
water
insects
Many farmers and their families migrated to _____, where they heard there were jobs.
New Mexico
Arizona
Texas
California
The ______ purchased land to allow it to regenerate (kick-start).
taxpayers
farmers
government
millionaires
Most children were able to attend school every day.
yes
no
who was involved
pioneers
American citizens
farmers
franklin d roosevelt
all of the above
what else is going on at the time
great deppresion
Irish potatoe famine
gold rush
westward expansion
going to school
What disease did people get during the dust bowl
Dust Pneumonia
Cancer
Stomach Acid
Flu
What was it called when the big dust cloud covered cities and made people sick
Purple Friday
Red Saturday
Black Sunday
Pink Monday
Who did the Dust Bowl affect the most?
Police Officers
Teachers
Farmers
Steel Workers
Billie Jo actually wishes for more dust in this season so that (66) -
A. she can hide from those who blame her
B. the piano will be covered
C. she won't be able to hear Ma's moans
D. None of these
The scenes in which Billie Jo tries to save her Ma (61) and tries to save the apple trees (68-69) are similar because -
A. she sacrifices her hands in both
B. she is defeated both times
C. she is fighting to save what she loves
D. All of these
Billie Jo thinks she is similar to the trees that President Roosevelt says the people in the Dust Bowl should plant (75). They are alike because
A. they're not meant to be in that area
B. they would all struggle to survive there
C. they wouldn't be able to grow there
D. All of these
Miss Freeland's lesson in the poem "The Path of our Sorrow" (83) is similar to Don Brown's graphic novel because
A. They both feature Billie Jo
B. They both teach historical facts
C. They both explain the causes and effects of the dust storms
both B and C
"My father and I, we can’t soothe each other. I’m too young, he’s too old, and we don’t know how to talk anymore if we ever did."
What does soothe mean in the text?
communicate with
have fun with
provide comfort to
arrange help for
"The dust blew, they say, so you’d think it would have smothered the fire out, but the flames, crazy in the wind, licked away at the wooden frames of the three box cars, until nothing remained but warped metal, and twisted rails, scorched dirt, and charred tiles."
What is Billie Jo's tone in this excerpt?
logical
hateful
impartial
reflective
What was the author's purpose for "Out of the Dust" by Karen Hesse?
The author's purpose was to examine the challenges of surviving in the Dust Bowl from the point of view of someone living there.
the author's purpose was to describe her life to her friend so she would know what was happening.
The author's purpose was to try to convince the American people to support his ideas of how to help the farmers in the Dust Bowl.
"A boy came by the house today,/he asked for food./He couldn't pay anything, but Ma set him down/and gave him biscuits/and milk./...We watched him walk away/down the road,/in a pair of Daddy's mended overalls,/his legs like willow limbs,/his arms like reeds" (Hesse 58-59).
What is the meaning of the simile, "his legs like willow limbs,/his arms like reeds," as it is used in the excerpt of the poem?
His arms and legs were short.
He was covered in leaves and sticks from the dust storm.
He had a peg leg and arms made out of wood.
His arms and legs were very thin.
Which word means "extremely weak"?
gaunt
frail
forsaken
sparse
How old is Billie Jo
12
14
13
15
What kind of person is Ma?
Honest
Annoying
Strict
Loving
What kind of store owner is Mr. Hardly?
Kind
Loving
A thief
Mean
Billie Jo loved to do what?
Play soccer
Play piano
jump rope
double dutch
What was Billie Jo's dad?
truck driver
bus driver
farmer
dog catcher
When is the Dust Bowl time period?
1930s
1950s
2000s
2021
What animal was destroying Mr. Romney and Mr. Noble’s crops?
Raccoons
Snakes
Dogs
Rabbits
Where does Billie Jo and her family live?
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Arkansas
