Unit 5 Assessment Review

According to the text, what causes earthquakes?

• the movement of earth's surface

• natural disasters

• the ground shaking

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

The text describes the way earthquakes can be destructive. How can they be destructive?

• Earthquakes usually last for up to 30 seconds, so they are quick.

• Earthquakes can ruin homes and towns, and they can kill people.

• People don't have time to evacuate because it is hard to know when they will happen.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

In paragraph 5, what does the word advanced mean?

• traditional

• highly developed

• simple

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word tremble mean in paragraph 2?

• remain still

• shake

• sink

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• The first expedition to the bottom of the Mariana Trench took place on January, 23 1960.

• The first expedition to, the bottom of the Mariana Trench, took place on January 23 1960.

• The first expedition to the bottom of the Mariana Trench took place on January 23, 1960.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the sentence that uses commas and quotation marks correctly with dialogue.

• "What if," wondered Wegener, "continents were like enormous pieces of ice?"

• "What if wondered Wegener continents were like enormous pieces of ice?"

• "What if", wondered Wegener, "continents were like enormous pieces of ice?

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Select the phrase that has the adjectives in the correct order.

• large, Hawaiian, a volcano old

• a large, old, Hawaiian volcano

• a Hawaiian, old, volcano large

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1D

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

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Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

An earthquake can seem to happen  _____​ , but it actually happens because pressure has been building up for some time

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• loudly

• carefully

• abruptly

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

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Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

A mid-ocean ridge can form along a huge _____, or crack, in Earth’s crust.

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• photograph

• biography

• rupture

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is compare and contrast?

• Comparison in writing discusses elements that are similar, while contrast in writing discusses elements that are different

• Comparison in writing discusses elements that are different, while contrast in writing discusses elements that are similar

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3