Earth Dragon Awakes Vocabulary

The whole building began to tremble during the earthquake. Trembles means:

• move

• fall down

• tilt sideways

• begin to shake

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The fireman dug through the wreckage of the old building. Wreckage means:

• house

• ruins

• section

• broken

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The slab of cement broke away from the road during the earthquake. Slab means:

• broken piece

• wide, flat piece

• road piece

• small, thin piece

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Thomas lost his most valuable possession during the storm. Possession means:

• belongings

• money

• possessive

• writings

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

The tenement they lived in was ruined during the earthquake. Tenement means:

• Not safe building

• Storm shelter

• Poorly built apartment

• Not following laws

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The Hulk was crushing the ground beneath him. Crushing means:

• digging up soil

• holding together

• breaking into pieces

• moving into piles

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

They volunteered their time cleaning up rubble after the natural disaster. Rubble means:

• broken stones and bricks

• broken windows

• trash

• garbage

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The tornado left debris in its path. Debris means:

• trash

• destruction

• broken pieces

• houses

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The house was built of timbers from the oak tree. Timbers means:

• cut down trees

• building materials

• large pieces of wood

• broken wood

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

Today the laws guide the construction of buildings to make them safer. Construction means:

• how something is built

• workers

• how something is drawn

• driving

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4