Setting
Characters
Vocabulary
Past Tense Verbs
Correct the sentence
100

Maria lives in a ______ city. What kind of city does she live in?

big / tent / darkness / ditch

tent city

100

Who is the main character of this story?

Maria

100

A person's body temperature is higher than normal; this means someone is sick or has an infections

a fever

100

What is the past test of "to go"?

went

100

hector had a high feber

Hector had a high fever.

200
Where does the story take place?

California

200

Why is Hector Vargas not working?

He is sick. / He has a fever.

200

The time when crops are ready to be picked

harvest

200

What is the past tense of "to walk"?

walked

200
berta an fonda is Maria's sisters

Berta and Fonda are Maria's sisters.

300

When does the story take place?

In 1936 / In the 1930s

300

Who is the Mexican woman Maria mets at the ditch?

She is a friend.

300

In the 1930s, a part of the U.S. was very dry and dirt and soil blew away; this included Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico and Colorado

The Dust Bowl States

300

What is the past tense of "to have"?

had

300

maria pickt crops whit her family

Maria picked crops with her family.

400

Where is Maria's mom sent to?

Mexico

400

Who is Jack Sutton?

He is a mean man from Oklahoma. / He is an Okie. / He is a bully.

400

An economic crisis that took place in the 1930s

The Great Depression

400

What is the past tense of "to bring"?

brought

400

some one lit a fired four all to see

Someone lit a fire for all to see.

500

Where are the Okies from?

The Dust Bowl States / Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico and Kansas

500

Why are Hector and Maria proud?

Because they are hard workers. / Because they work hard for less money. / Because they pick crops before other people want the job.

500

When there is not much of something; something is difficult to find

scarce

500

What is the past tense of "to think"?

thought

500

maria lookt up at the starry ski 

Maria looked up at the starry sky.

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