All about John
John Henry worked for this business ever since he was young.
What was the railroad?
Are tall tales based on real people?
Yes, sometimes such as John Henry story.
The competition ended when this happened to John Henry?
What is his heart burst?
This invention would change John Henry's steel driving occupation.
What was the Steam Drill?
John Henry aiding his fellow steel workers in the hot summer heat showed that he was not only hardworking but this adjective too
What is helpful?
John Henry was said to be so strong his arms were as thick as these
What are stovepipes?
John Henry was said to have been born with this in his hand.
What is a hammer?
Lucy begged John Henry not to die but before he took his last breathe he asked her for this
What is a drink of water?
John Henry agreed to a competition with the steam driller because he feared the machine would do this
What is take over people's jobs?
After John Henry's death, steel-driving men did this to remember him.
What is sing about him?
Although John Henry was a hard worker, he always made time for these two people
Who are his wife, Lucy, and his son, Johnny?
John Henry showed he had super human strength when he was able to drive steel spikes into this.
What is solid rock?
Jimmy and Little Bill ran into the tunnel when they heard this.
What is a terrible silence?
To keep up with the steam driller during the competition, John Henry did this
What is used two hammers?
At the end of the story, the author makes it known that the moral or theme of the story is this.
What is to always do your best?
When John Henry was the born, the sky was as a black as coal, is a great example of this figurative language
What is a simile?
After the competition, John Henry's fell and sounded like this.
What is an earthquake?
Folks stood in the rain and flagged the west-bound train to visit this.
What is John Henry's grave?
More laborers were hired, new towns were created, and timber and coal lands were opened up because of this.
What is a new railroad?
John Henry's coworkers showed great respect for him after he died by doing this
What is carried him down from the mountain and buried him where he was born?
Before he was six, John Henry was carrying these for railroad gangs.
What are stones?
John Henry could move his hammer without missing a beat as fast as this.
What is lightning?
As a result of the steam drills, John Henry's friends were forced to do this.
What is beg for smaller jobs?
The steam driller broke from this during the competition
What is the heat and dust of the tunnel?
John Henry declared that he would compete against the steam drill, stating he would rather die with this in his hand.
What is a hammer?