Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 22 of Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder!
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Pa hitched up Pet and Patty to the breaking-plow. What was he going to do?
plant a field
drive into town
dig a ditch
break the prairie sod
What problem did Pa run into when he plowed the field?
the sod was full of big rocks
Pet and Patty refused to pull the plow
the tall, dead grass stuck out of the rows
Pa ran into a tree stump that broke the plow
How many years did Pa think it would take to have nicely plowed fields?
5 years
2-3 years
2-3 months
10-12 years
True and False: All of the Indians have left. The Ingalls never saw them again.
true
false
People were always stopping by the house. What were they looking for? (Choose two)
One day, Pa and the horses came running from the fields. What was chasing him?
a prairie fire
a rain storm
a pack of wolves
a band of Indians
What did Pa do to try and stop protect them from danger?
put all of the animals in the house with the family
plowed up the dirt in long furrows beside the house
wet down the grass in front of the house
loaded up all they could grab and drove the wagons to the creek
While Pa and Ma were rushing to save what they could, several animals came leaping by. What kind of animals were they?
wolves
deer
birds
rabbits
True and False: Pa started a fire along the furrow to burn off the grass on the other side.
true
false
True and False: The flames were rushing towards them faster than running horses.
false
true
True and False: Pa's furrows and burned grass did not work. The flames just jumped over them and caught the house.
false
true
What was it that Ma said saved them from the fire?
rain storm
back-fire
wet grass
strong winds
Pa was glad that he was home when the fire came. What would Ma have done if he wasn't there?
ran as fast as she could
called the fire department
taken everyone to the creek
the same thing that Pa did
Mr. Edwards and Mr. Scott came by to check on the family. What did they believe caused the fire?
a traveler who forgot to put out his campfire
the Indians wanted to drive the settlers away
a chimney that caught on fire
a bolt of lightning
Pa said that the Indians always burned the prairie grass. Why?