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Unit 5 Lesson 4: The Dust Bowl
By Jason Clark
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McGraw Hill - Imagine It - 4th grade
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Question 1
1.
An 'era' is
a machine.
a road.
a period of history.
a large wheat field.
Question 2
2.
The item was in high 'demand'. This means people
were tired of the item.
could not afford the item.
could not sell the item.
really wanted the item.
Question 3
3.
Homeless families camped out by the roadsides and irrigation 'ditches.' 'Ditches' are
fields with crops.
forests with mostly older trees.
channels for water.
large barns.
Question 4
4.
Camps gave migrants a place where they could feel safe from unfriendly 'locals'. What are 'locals?'
people who have lived in a place for a long time
fierce and dangerous bears
farm bosses
border officers
Question 5
5.
If I am 'desperate' for a cookie, that means that
one more cookie will make me sick.
I'm in great need of one.
I don't like cookies at all.
I dreamed about a cookie last night.
Question 6
6.
Which of these states was NOT part of the Dust Bowl?
Maine
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Question 7
7.
How was the soil on the Great Plains like chocolate?
It was sweet to smell.
It broke into square chunks.
It was dark brown.
It could grow many kinds of crops.
Question 8
8.
What happened after World War 1?
Ranchers and farmers made more money.
Grassland covered the Great Plains.
The price of farm products dropped.
Farmers were not able to plow as much land.
Question 9
9.
What happened on "Black Tuesday"?
the first major dust storm
the stock market crashed
the beginning of World War 1
the death of the President
Question 10
10.
The author wrote this selection in order to
convince the reader that the Dust Bowl could happen today.
explain why grass is as important as crops.
show how the Dust Bowl changed the country.
tell about a family who survived the Dust Bowl.
Question 11
11.
How was farmland destroyed in the 1930´s?
Question 12
12.
Why did farm production increase during World War 1?
Question 13
13.
How was farming different after 1930?
Question 14
14.
Why did the wind storms hurt the farmers so badly?
Question 15
15.
Why did the Farm Security Administration start camps for migrant workers?