Mountains

Mountains

Multiple Choice

This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B.

Read this sentence from the first paragraph. “During a volcanic eruption, magma squeezes up through cracks in the earth’s crust and explodes out as lava and ash.”

PART A: The word eruption means the process of doing what?

• a. developing cracks

• b. piling up

• c. getting larger

• d. bursting out

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PART B: Which word is the best clue to understanding the meaning of eruption?

• a. “magma”

• b. “squeezes”

• c. “crust”

• d. “explodes”

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2. How does the author mainly organize the information in the first paragraph?

• a. by stating a problem about volcanoes and how to solve the problem

• b. by explaining the causes that lead to a mountain being formed

• c. by describing and comparing two different kinds of mountains

• d. by listing different mountains and explaining what kind each is

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3. This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B.

PART A: What is the main idea of the passage?

• a. Volcanic eruptions can create large mountains.

• b. Lava and ash spew out when volcanoes erupt.

• c. The Hawaiian Islands are taller than Mount Everest.

• d. Magma is liquid rock that turns to lava and ash.

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PART B: Which piece of evidence best supports the answer to PART A?

• a. “magma squeezes up through cracks”

• b. “explodes out as lava and ash.”

• c. “they form a volcanic mountain”

• d. “making them even taller than Everest”