Reading Unit 8 Week 3

Reading Unit 8 Week 3

Read/Listen Carefully

The End of a Village

1 The Kilauea volcano is on the island of Hawaii. Thick, hot lava flows from Kilauea. It has been flowing for more than thirty years.

2 The fiery orange and black lava moves slowly. It is beautiful to look at. But it destroys everything in its path. When the lava cools, it becomes solid black rock.

3 Sometimes the lava heads toward a town. When this happens, the people of the town pack their belongings. They must leave before the lava comes.

The End of a Village (contd.)

4 In 1990, Kilauea's lava flowed into Kalapana, a fishing village. The people left their homes. They have not seen their village again.

5 For months, the lava flowed through the village. A pile of lava buried Kalapana's parks, stores, homes, and beaches.

6 The lava also made the island bigger. It flowed out into the sea. When the lava cooled, there was a large mound of black rock where water had been.

The End of the Village (contd.)

7 Today, you can visit the area where Kalapana used to be. The people cannot rebuild the village. You can walk on wavy black rocks that look like the surface of the moon.

8 Meanwhile, Kilauea's lava is still flowing. People in Hawaii must watch the lava's path. They hope lava will not come to their neighborhoods. But if it does, they know they must leave.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence tells what this passage is mostly about?

• You can see the Kilauea volcano on the island of Hawaii.

• Lava from a volcano cools and turns into black rock.

• Some lava from a volcano in Hawaii flows into the ocean.

• Lava flowing from Kilauea destroyed a village in Hawaii.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the passage BEST support the answer in question 1.

• "Thick, hot lava flows from Kilauea."

• "A pile of lava buried Kalapana's parks, stores, homes, and beaches."

• "The lava also made the island bigger."

• You can walk on wavy black rocks that look like the surface of the moon."

Multiple Choice

Which underlined word is MOST negative? The fiery orange and black lava MOVES slowly. It is beautiful to look at. But is DESTROYS everything in its path. When the lava COOLS, it BECOMES solid black rock.

• MOVES

• DESTROYS

• COOLS

• BECOMES

Multiple Choice

Why did the people of Kalapana leave their homes?

• The volcano at Kilauea blew up.

• Lava made the island bigger.

• Hot lava flowed into the village.

• The land turned into black rock.

Multiple Choice

What caused the island of Hawaii to become bigger?

• The mountain at Kilauea broke apart.

• Pieces of the moon landed on Hawaii.

• The people built some larger beaches by the sea.

• Lava that flowed into the sea became rock.

Multiple Choice

Read this sentence....People in Hawaii must watch the lava's path.

What is the reason people watch the lava's path?

• They think it is beautiful to look at.

• They must be ready to leave their homes.

• They want to walk on the wavy black rock.

• They are trying to protect their homes.

Multiple Choice

Why did the author write this passage?

• to give information about a volcano in Hawaii

• to describe life in a fishing village in Hawaii

• to compare Kilauea to other volcanoes

• to explain how to solve the problem in Kalapana

Multiple Choice

Which of these sentences would BEST fit in a report about Kilauea?

• That lava's like hot mud.

• Kilauea is part of a mountain called Mauna Loa.

• Hawaii is like the best place to visit.

• I have a friend who lives near the Kilauea volcano.

Multiple Choice

That fish has large____.

• teeth

• tooth

• teeths

• tooths

Multiple Choice

I am glad you are here. _____ been waiting all day.

• I've

• I'd

• I'll

• I'm

Multiple Choice

A stone wall is _____ than one made of dirt.

• strong

• stronger

• more strong

• strongest

Multiple Choice

That mountain is the ____ peak in Hawaii.

• high

• higher

• most high

• highest

Multiple Choice

Grace and Jan taught ___ how to surf.

• themself

• themselfs

• themselves

• themselve

Multiple Choice

Which word should be capitalized in the sentence?

The largest city in the state of Hawaii is honolulu.

• largest

• city

• state

• honolulu

Multiple Choice

Which word should be capitalized in the sentences?

Aunt margaret goes to the islands every winter for vacation.

• margaret

• islands

• winter

• vacation