Unit 5 Lesson 2: John Henry Races the Steam Drill

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McGraw Hill - Imagine It - 4th grade
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Another word for generous is

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The Latin root 'rupt' in the word rupture means

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His wife told John Henry not to strain himself. In this sentence, strain means

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Folklore experts began to study the John Henry legend seriously in the 1920s. A legend is a type of

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There are one hundred versions of the ballad of John Henry. Versions are

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What was the Big Bend Tunnel?

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What is the sound of John Henry's hammer like?

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What does the story say John Henry always did while driving steel?

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What conclusion can you draw about Captain Tommy's offer of money and a suit of new clothes?

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What happens to the suit of clothes that John Henry wins

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What is the difference between what the company men and the steel driving men think will happen in the contest?

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Why does John Henry ask for a new hammer?

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Why does John Henry die at the end?