San Francisco Earthquake

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English
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4th - 5th Grade
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Ashley Gordon
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main idea of this story?
Some people tried to loot valuables after the San Francisco earthquake.
No one knows for sure how many people lost their lives in the San Francisco earthquake.
An earthquake almost completely destroyed San Francisco in 1906.
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CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What fueled the fires after the earthquake?
The streets cracked.
Buildings collapsed.
Gas lines leaked.
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CCSS.RI.3.3
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word ESTIMATES mean in this story?
"No one knows for sure how many people lost their lives. But ESTIMATES run from 700 to 3,000 or more."
exact counts of people
guesses about number or size
careful measurements
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CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was San Francisco almost completely destroyed by the earthquake?
because the earthquake happened in the morning
because firefighters created firebreaks
because fires burned for days
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CCSS.RI.4.8
CCSS.RI.5.8
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.6.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the best definition for the word:
FUELED
to take in
caused to spread
to steal or rob
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CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the best definition for the word:
MAYOR
caused to spread
the leader of a city
to take in
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CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the best definition for the word:
ABSORB
to move slowly back & forth
caused to spread
to take in
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
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