"The Strange Power of Volcanoes"

What is the main idea of the entire passage?

• Volcanoes are all the same inside.

• Volcanoes are found all over the world.

• Volcanic eruptions are the reason islands form.

• Volcanic eruptions are a powerful force of nature.

Which question can be answered by reading this paragraph?

"Surtsey was born from a volcano. Volcanoes are found all over the world. They can be underwater or on land. They can also be found in deserts or jungles. Volcanoes can create new islands. They can also destroy things when red-hot lava pours out of them."

• Where are volcanoes found?

• How do volcanoes erupt?

• What is lava made from?

• How do volcanoes form in deserts?

What is the meaning of surface as it is used in these sentences?

"Lava, or liquid rock, was shooting up to the water’s surface from below. Ash, tiny bits of rock crushed to a powder, also shot up to the surface."

• to come into sight

• to break through

• the middle part of something

• the top part of something

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

"The ash from volcanic eruptions can change Earth’s weather. In April 1815, Mount Tambora in the Pacific Ocean erupted. It was one of the biggest volcanic eruptions of all time. It sent a huge ash cloud into the sky. For more than a year, the weather everywhere on Earth was different. Summers were cold and cloudy. Snow fell and lakes froze, even in June! All this because a volcano erupted!"

• Volcanoes send ash into the sky.

• Volcanoes can be very powerful.

• Volcanoes can have an effect on the weather.

• Volcanoes have erupted throughout history.

Which question can be answered by reading this paragraph?

"Volcanoes are mostly the same on the inside. A long skinny tube called a pipe forms the center of a volcano. The pipe starts at a pool of hot, liquid rock called a magma chamber. The pipe goes all the way up to the crater. The crater is the opening at the top of the volcano. This is where the volcano’s vent is found. The vent is a crack in Earth’s surface. It lets smoke, ash, and lava out of the volcano."

• How does the magma chamber get filled?

• How does the liquid rock get out of a volcano?

• How are smoke, ash, and lava different?

• Why do volcanoes erupt in different ways?

Which sentence from the text best explains how a volcanic eruption can affect earth?

• Volcanoes are found all over the world.

• The vent is a crack in Earth's surface.

• Hot, liquid rock makes different gases.

• Snow fell and lakes froze, even in June!

Which paragraph best supports the diagram in the text?

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 4

• Paragraph 6

The author wants your help in creating a heading for paragraph 6. Which heading would BEST fit paragraph 6?

• Experiments with Volcanoes

• The Land Effects of Eruptions

• The Weather Effects of Eruptions

• The Parts of the Volcano

Which text feature could the author add to help the reader understand the meaning of important words in the text?

• bold words

• table of contents

• glossary

• timeline

Which statement would the author of "The Strange Power of Volcanoes" MOST agree with?

• Volcanoes are very scary.

• Volcano safety is important.

• Volcanoes erupt too often.

• Volcanoes are very powerful.