RI.5.1, 5.2 The Ring of Fire

E.O.G.
Review
For the next few weeks
we will be reviewing all
ELA standards in
preparation for the test!

Standards for Review

RI.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the
text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RI5.2 Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain
how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

AND

RI.5.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or
more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical,
scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the
text.
RI.5.4 - Determine the meaning of general academic and
domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a
grade 5 topic or subject area.
RI.5.8 - Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to
support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons
and evidence support which point(s).
L.5.4 - Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and
multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5
reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of
strategies.

Test Taking Strategy Focus

● Analyze the Text
● Analyze the Questions
● Chunk and Summarize
● Looking Back in the Text for Evidence to Support Your Answer

Choice

Open Ended

List 2 ELA test taking tips.

What is it?

Have you ever heard about the ring

of fire? Respond on the next page!

Poll

Have you ever heard about the ring of fire?

What is it?  

• No. I've never heard of it and do not know what it is.

• Somewhat. I've heard the word before but I'm not 100% sure of what it is.

• Yes. I've heard of it and know a little about the ring of fire.

• Most definitely! I know what it is and can tell anyone ALL about it!

Multiple Choice

An earthquake happens when _____.

• a techtonic plate catches fire

• a volcano rubs against a tectonic plate

• tectonic plates float to the earth's surface

• two techtonic plates get stuck and then move past each other

Multiple Choice

Why are there so many volcanoes in the Ring of Fire?

• Earthquakes cause magma to form.

• There are many tsunamis there.

• The area is covered in water.

• It is a very hot region.

​emergency response planning, people can live there, and visit there, safely

Multiple Choice

The ring of fire______.

• is not a dangerous place.

• only has volcanoes under the sea.

• was discovered by scientists 850 years ago.

• has some of the world's biggest active volcanoes.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the text?

• Indonesia's beaches are so beautiful they are called the Ring of Fire.

• The world's most strange and dangerous animals live in the Ring of Fire.

• The Ring of Fire is a dangerous region known for its volcanoes and

  earthquakes.

• Scientists have many unanswered questions about how tsunamis happen

  in the Ring of Fire..

Multiple Choice

Which detail from the text best explains how the Ring of Fire gets its name?

• A. "The Ring of Fire sounds exotic and fun, like an act at the circus."

  (Paragraph 2)

• B. "These plates fit together like pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle." (Paragraph

  3)

• C. "The place where two tectonic plates get stuck against each other is called

  a transform boundary." (Paragraph 4)

• D. "In the last 11,700 years, 850-1000 volcanoes have been active there,

  including the four largest volcanoes ever to erupt on Earth." (Paragraph 7)

Multiple Choice

In paragraph 6, "monitor" means —

• A. "The Ring of FA. to count up

• B. to ask about

• C. to watch closely

• D. to make a close guess