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"The Great Fire" Vocabulary Quiz

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20 questions
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What does the word ambled mean in the sentence below?
Since he had no plans for the afternoon, Malik just ambled down the street.

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What does the word ornately mean in the sentence below?
The ornately decorated mirror did not match the plain furniture of the room.

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What does the word hazards mean in the sentence below?
The loose rug and the extension cord in the hallway are safety hazards.

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What does the word unrelenting mean in the sentence below?
On our hike, we were soaked to the skin by the unrelenting rain.

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What does the word alleviate mean in the sentence below?
The city is building new trolley lines to alleviate its terrible traffic problems.

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What does the word intense mean in the sentence below?
The fans at the game were very intense. They were yelling loudly and throwing drinks at the other players.

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What does the word proclaimed mean in the sentence below?
Santa Claus proclaimed as he drove out of sight, "Merry Chirstmas to all, and to all a good night!"

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Which word best fits the definition given?

hard to breathe due to extreme heat

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Which word best fits the definition given?
announced publicly

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Which word best fits the definition given?
to suddenly burst into flame

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Which word best fits the definition given?
smoke without a flame

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Which word best fits the definition given?
very strong or extreme

On October 8, 1871, a great fire broke out in Chicago. Daniel "Peg Leg" Sullivan ____13___ slowly around the neighborhood that night.
Sullivan saw that the O'Leary's barn was on fire and ____14______, "FIRE. FIRE. FIRE.". He ran to the barn to free the animals. Once inside the fire became very ___15______ and strong. He was almost trapped inside the burning barn. Even the O'Leary's house began to ___16_____ or smoke from the extreme heat.
The fire spread quickly. Chicago was filled with fire __17_____. Many houses and buildings at that time were made of wood. Even buildings that looked like they were made of stone had wooden frames and floors. These wodden structures would suddenly ____18_____ up, causing the entire city to burn.
Also, Chicago had gotten little rain that summer. Grass and leaves dried out under the ___19_____ sun. Smaller fires were breaking out every day leading up the October 8. Plus, the fire on October 8 was made great and dangerious by a steady wind that came from the southwest. There was little people could do to help lessen or __20_______ the fires from spreading.
The fire raged on for two days. It died out when it began to rain. The fire killed 300 people. It left 100,000 people homeless, and it caused $200 million in property damage.
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Daniel "Peg Leg" Sullivan ____13___ slowly around the neighborhood that night.

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Sullivan saw that the O'Leary's barn was on fire and ____14______, "FIRE. FIRE. FIRE.".

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Once inside the fire became very ___15______ and strong.

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Even the O'Leary's house began to ___16_____ or smoke from the extreme heat.

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The fire spread quickly. Chicago was filled with fire __17_____.

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These wodden structures would suddenly ____18_____ up, causing the entire city to burn.

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Grass and leaves dried out under the ___19_____ sun.

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There was little people could do to help lessen or __20_______ the fires from spreading.