The volcano that stopped summer

The volcano that stopped summer

Multiple Choice

What is this article mostly about?

[main idea)

• why volcanoes erupt

• the invention of the bicycle

• how the weather changed after a volcano erupted

Multiple Choice

The author wrote, “There wasn’t much food for people to buy, so the food that was left became really expensive. A lot of people didn’t get enough to eat.” What do you think she means by this?

[making inferences)

• A lot of people didn’t have enough money to buy food.

• A lot of people threw their food out.

• There was no food for anyone to buy.

Multiple Choice

A man invented the bicycle because ______________ .

[key details]

• people didn’t like horses anymore

• people needed a way to get around that didn’t cost a lot

• there were no horses left in the U.S

Multiple Choice

When something erupts, it _______________________ .

[vocabulary]

• explodes

• gets quiet

• stops moving

Multiple Choice

After the volcano erupted, a big cloud kept light and heat from reaching Earth. What happened next?

[cause/effect]

• Earth’s temperature got warmer.

• Earth’s temperature got colder

• Farmers grew too many crops.