Disaster

Animals can become famous for many different reasons. One cow, for example, is known because of one of the worst disasters in history.The event, often called “the Great Chicago Fire,” began in a barn that belonged to a woman named Mrs. O’Leary. Within minutes, buildings all over the city were on fire. Much of the city was burned.
Afterwards, officials and newspaper writers tried to find out just how the fire in Mrs. O’Leary’s barn had gotten started. Most of them agreed that Mrs. O’ Leary’s cow must have knocked over the gas lamp. The straw and hay in the building had quickly caught fire.
1.The best title is
a.A Cow, a Lamp, and a Fire
b.The History of Chicago
c.The Fire That Stopped
d.Mrs. O' Leary
2.The fire began
a.field
b.department store
c.barn
d.gas station
3.The cow knocked over a
a.heater
b.lamp
c.candle
d.stool
4.You can tell that the cause of the fire was
a.a person
b.an accident
c.a cold wind
d.lightning
5.The word "disasters" line two means
a.arguments
b.cities
c.holidays
d.terrible events
Disasters: a sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, or destruction.
Barn: a usually large building for the storage of farm products or feed and usually for the housing of farm animals or farm equipment.
Knocked over: to strike something with a sharp blow.
Straw: a dry coarse stem especially of a cereal grass.
Hay: herbage and especially grass mowed and cured for fodder.
1.A nuclear war would be a disaster.
2.You will find all his farrm animals inside the red barn.
3.During collision of the two cars, the fences was knocked over.
4.The basket full of lilies was made of straw.
5. It is good to make hay while the sun shines.
1.What is the worst calamity or disaster that your country has experienced?
2.How are you able to cope with that calamity?
3.What do you think are the long time effect of calamities or disasters to people that are affected?