U1W3 Earthquake Comprehension

What does the word "altered" mean?

• decorated

• healed

• changed

• fixed

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

What does the word "collapse" mean?

• to fall down

• to reduce

• to trim down

• to decrease

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

What does "destruction" mean?

• noisy behavior in a public place

• distressing feelings after shock

• the condition of being wrecked

• the feeling of being let down

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word severe?

• bright

• colorful

• elegant

• gentle

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CCSS.L.4.5C

Which word means almost the SAME as "substantial?"

• empty

• full

• light

• significant

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CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.4.5A

What does the word "unpredictable" mean?

• not level or smooth

• not common or familiar

• not easily foreseen or predicted

• not interested in someone or something

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

What does the word "hazards" mean?

• weak points in the structure of something

• thoughts that causes feelings of fear

• reductions in the level of something

• sources of danger

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

What does the word "crisis" mean?

• a time of great difficulty

• a willingness to surrender to somebody

• a conclusion based on incomplete facts

• a loss caused by giving away something

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

What is the MAIN idea of the article?

• Some earthquakes can be predicted

• Science can help us plan for earthquakes

• Earthquakes cause severe desctruction

• There are ways to prepare for earthquakes

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CCSS.RI.4.2

After reading the article, what conclusions can you draw?

• Only people living near water need to worry about earthquakes

• Earthquakes are always destructive, so it is necessary to prepare for them.

• Since earthquakes cannot always be predicted, there is not way to prepare for them.

• Even though not all earthquakes can be predicted, there are ways to prepare for them.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.8