Reading Comprehension Skills & Strategies - Level 3

Na m e : ___ Date: _

Directions: Read the timeline and answer the following questions.

A timeline is an easy way to organize events

(when things happen).

1. When did a terrible tornado hit the
   Midwest? __


2. What happened in 1924?

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3. When was the Negro National League
   of baseball formed?__


4. In what year could people first listen
   to the Academy Awards on radio?

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5. What happened in 1921?

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6. How many years after the Lincoln
   Memorial was dedicated did the
   USSR form? ____


7. True or false? In 1923 you could buy
   synthetic rubber tires. ___


8. True or false? NBC aired its first radio
   broadcast in 1928? _____

It was called the Roaring 20s. What events happened

in the 1920s? The timeline highlights a few important

events in this decade.

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

Negro National

League of base-

ball formed

First ice cream

bars made in

the U.S.

Lincoln

Memorial

dedicated

The USSR is

formed

Congress grants

citizenship to all

Native Americans

Worst tornado in

history hits the

Midwest

NBC airs its first

radio broadcast

Synthetic rubber is

produced

First TV sets are

sold in the U.S.

First Academy

Awards presented

on radio.

Roaring 20s Time Line