Oh No! Volcano

Oh No! Volcano

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 7th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RI.4.5, RI.6.2, RI.5.4

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Standards-aligned

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Darnell Walker

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the text, what is a white fog-like haze with an odor?

protea

lava

ash

vog

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

2

What does the author describe in the text?

three different flower types

three different volcanic threats

three different health problems

three different countries

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Vog can have negative impacts on plants.

The big, spiky flowers . . . are popular among U.S. florists. Then the vog hit and killed the flowers.”

Vog has been linked to headaches, coughs, sore throats, and irritated eyes.”

“In March 2008, a new vent opened on Kilauea, a volcano in Hawaii. Vog levels took off after that.”

Vog is volcanic smog, a white, fog-like haze with the odor of a just-struck match.”

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Based on the text, what would it be difficult for people to do if there were a lot of vog?

to see

to stay inside

to smell it

to sit

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is this text mostly about?

how to predict when a volcano will erupt

what to do if your flight is canceled

the dangerous effects of volcanic eruptions

the Icelandic volcano eruption in 2010

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read this sentence from the text.“The toxic haze is hazardous not just to flowers but also to food crops and human health.”

As used in this sentence, what does the word "toxic" mean?

dangerous

foggy and smoky

smelly

filling the air

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.Clouds of ash filled the air when a volcano in Iceland erupted, ________ thousands of flights were canceled.

so

because

but

after

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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