WorksheetsJudy's Appalachia
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
The genre of the story” Judy’s Appalachia” is _______.
Realistic Fiction
Biography
Drama
Science Fiction
This biography shares an EXCERPT from the life of Judy Bonds.
What is an EXCERPT?
a biography about a person's life
an important part that is pulled out
What is the setting of the story, Judy's Appalachia?
Charlotte, North Carolina
Marfork, West Virginia
Miami, Florida
New Orleans, Louisiana
What did Judy's grandson find in the creek?
two roaches
a bat
a handful of dead fish
his bookbag
What is the problem in the story?
Using dynamite to blow the mountaintops off was causing too many problems.
Judy is not happy with her hometown.
The miners needed jobs.
Judy's grandson was only 7.
Why was coal mining important to the community?
it caused problems in communities
it gaves people energy for lights and warmed their houses and it provided people with jobi
it made people sick
the fish in the creek died
Why was Marfork important to Judy?
She played sports there.
She was a baker.
Judy raised her daughter there, grew up there, and her family had lived there for generations.
She owned the mining company.
How does the author describe Judy's reaction to the pollution.
She was amazed.
She was heartbroken.
She was devastated.
She was annoyed.
What was the solution in the story?
the miners found other jobs
there was a boycott on the mining companies
small changes were made to protect communities in mining areas
Judy died
Judy's success encourage other activists to protest.
True
False
What is one example of cause and effect from the story?
cause: mountaintop removal mining
effect: pollution, sick people, forest destroyed
cause: boycott
effect: Judy died
cause: Judy held a protest.
effect: The fish died in the creek
A _________ is a kind of diagram that shows events in the order in which they took place.
point of view
heading
timeline
caption
A timeline ___________.
shows everything about a person'e life
helps readers to quickly see the chronlogical order of important events
does not have to be in chronological order to share important events
