Night School-11th grade(TEST-essay-tsunamis)Reading comp.

1) In paragraph 1, the elephants are most likely acting strange because they…

•  A. are not used to seeing fish

• B. dislike the water

• C. can sense something out of the ordinary

• D. see the ocean drawing back from the beaches

2) This passage is mostly about…

• A. how to prepare for tsunamis

• B. scientists who predict tsunami waves

• C. similarities and differences between wave types

• D. causes and effects of tsunamis

3) As used paragraph 2, displaced most nearly means…

• A. moved out of normal place

• B. pushed by human force

• C. sloshed around quickly

• D. pulled to great heights

4) After reading the passage, we can conclude that a tsunami…

• A. watch is more serious than a warning

• B. warning is more serious than a watch

• C. warning and watch are equally serious

• D. warning and watch both mean a tsunami has formed

5) Tsunamis cause so much destruction because they…

• A. cannot be predicted by scientists

• B. break on the coast, unlike normal waves

• C. are caused by volcanoes, landslides and meteorites

• D. can be as tall as a ten-story building

Explain in your own words the main idea of the essay. Use details from the essay to support your answer.