"The Great Fire" Comprehension Test: Part II
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9 questions
10
What happened after Daniel Sullivan first noticed the fire? Use information from the text to support your answer. Sequence the next FIVE events in your answers. Use sequence words such as next, then, also, at that same time, etc. to help show the order of events.
What happened after Daniel Sullivan first noticed the fire? Use information from the text to support your answer. Sequence the next FIVE events in your answers. Use sequence words such as next, then, also, at that same time, etc. to help show the order of events.
10
Why did the city of Chicago burn so quickly? Use at least three specifice pieces of evidence from the text to support your answer.
Why did the city of Chicago burn so quickly? Use at least three specifice pieces of evidence from the text to support your answer.
1
Which of the following statements describes what an author's claim is?
Which of the following statements describes what an author's claim is?
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Which sentence below is the claim?
Middle-class and poorer districts were even more susceptible to fire during this time. The homes and other stuructures were built so close together due to the small size of the lots. Many factories that contained flammable and hazardous materials were close by. Many of these structures also were made of wood rather than more expesive alternatives like brick or stone.
Which sentence below is the claim?
Middle-class and poorer districts were even more susceptible to fire during this time. The homes and other stuructures were built so close together due to the small size of the lots. Many factories that contained flammable and hazardous materials were close by. Many of these structures also were made of wood rather than more expesive alternatives like brick or stone.
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Which of the following is an argument that helps support the following claim?
Outbreaks of fires had been on the rise for several years during this time.
Which of the following is an argument that helps support the following claim?
Outbreaks of fires had been on the rise for several years during this time.
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The following sentence is an example of what figurative language?
"...a barn smoldered for a few minutes, then flared up into a thousand yellow-orange fingers."
The following sentence is an example of what figurative language?
"...a barn smoldered for a few minutes, then flared up into a thousand yellow-orange fingers."
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The following sentence is an example of what figurative language?
"Over 55 miles of ...street and 600 miles of wooden sidewalks bound the 23,000 acres of the city like a highly combustible knot."
The following sentence is an example of what figurative language?
"Over 55 miles of ...street and 600 miles of wooden sidewalks bound the 23,000 acres of the city like a highly combustible knot."
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What was the primary purpose of this story?
What was the primary purpose of this story?
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What was the first thing Patrick O'Leary did when he learned their barn was on fire?
What was the first thing Patrick O'Leary did when he learned their barn was on fire?