Dust Bowl Paired Texts

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AIR released questions for Dust Bowl passages

Directions: Read both Passage 1 and Passage 2 before answering the questions below. Be sure to refer back to the passages to help you answer the questions.

Read this sentence from paragraph 3 in Passage 1.

"Yet the wall of flying soil that struck on April 14 was particularly awesome in its size and intensity."

What does wall of flying soil mean as it is used in Passage 1?

Read this sentence from Passage 1.

"From 1932 through 1940, powerful storms of dust ravaged the farming and grazing lands throughout the area of the Great Plains known as the dust bowl." (paragraph 4)

How does Passage 2 further develop this idea?

Select three sentences that belong in a summary of Passage 2.

Read this stanza from Passage 2.

I sensed it before I knew it was coming.
I heard it,
10 smelled it,
tasted it.
Dust.

How does the structure of this stanza reflect its meaning?

Read these lines from Passage 2.

"It wasn't until the dust turned toward the house,
like a fired locomotive,
and I fled," (lines 25-27)

What does the phrase like a fired locomotive mean as used in these lines?

This next question has two parts. First, answer Part A (#6) and then answer Part B (#7).

Dust Bowl Paired Texts

Read this sentence from paragraph 3 in Passage 1.

"Yet the wall of flying soil that struck on April 14 was particularly awesome in its size and intensity."

What does wall of flying soil mean as it is used in Passage 1?

Read this sentence from Passage 1.

"From 1932 through 1940, powerful storms of dust ravaged the farming and grazing lands throughout the area of the Great Plains known as the dust bowl." (paragraph 4)

How does Passage 2 further develop this idea?

Select three sentences that belong in a summary of Passage 2.

Read this stanza from Passage 2.

I sensed it before I knew it was coming.
I heard it,
10 smelled it,
tasted it.
Dust.

How does the structure of this stanza reflect its meaning?

Read these lines from Passage 2.

"It wasn't until the dust turned toward the house,
like a fired locomotive,
and I fled," (lines 25-27)

What does the phrase like a fired locomotive mean as used in these lines?

Part A

How are the people in the two passages portrayed similarly?

Part B

Select two quotations, one from each passage, that illustrate the answer in Part A.

Dust Bowl Paired Texts

Read this sentence from paragraph 3 in Passage 1."Yet the wall of flying soil that struck on April 14 was particularly awesome in its size and intensity."What does wall of flying soil mean as it is used in Passage 1?

Read this sentence from Passage 1. "From 1932 through 1940, powerful storms of dust ravaged the farming and grazing lands throughout the area of the Great Plains known as the dust bowl." (paragraph 4)How does Passage 2 further develop this idea?

Select three sentences that belong in a summary of Passage 2.

Read this stanza from Passage 2. I sensed it before I knew it was coming. I heard it,10 smelled it, tasted it. Dust.How does the structure of this stanza reflect its meaning?

Read these lines from Passage 2. "It wasn't until the dust turned toward the house,like a fired locomotive,and I fled," (lines 25-27)What does the phrase like a fired locomotive mean as used in these lines?

Part AHow are the people in the two passages portrayed similarly?

Part BSelect two quotations, one from each passage, that illustrate the answer in Part A.

Read this sentence from paragraph 3 in Passage 1.

"Yet the wall of flying soil that struck on April 14 was particularly awesome in its size and intensity."

What does wall of flying soil mean as it is used in Passage 1?

Read this sentence from Passage 1.

"From 1932 through 1940, powerful storms of dust ravaged the farming and grazing lands throughout the area of the Great Plains known as the dust bowl." (paragraph 4)

How does Passage 2 further develop this idea?

Read this stanza from Passage 2.

I sensed it before I knew it was coming.
I heard it,
10 smelled it,
tasted it.
Dust.

How does the structure of this stanza reflect its meaning?

Read these lines from Passage 2.

"It wasn't until the dust turned toward the house,
like a fired locomotive,
and I fled," (lines 25-27)

What does the phrase like a fired locomotive mean as used in these lines?

Part A

How are the people in the two passages portrayed similarly?

Part B

Select two quotations, one from each passage, that illustrate the answer in Part A.