Earth's Myths and Grammar

Read the dictionary entry below.

Tremble:

1. to sound unsteady or hesitant when speaking

2. to shake the body involuntarily

3. when a structure or area of land shakes or quivers slightly

4. to be in a state of extreme worry

Which definition most closely fits the way the word tremble is used in paragraph 2?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

In paragraph 7, the author says the turtle was true to his word. What does this suggest about the turtle?

• The turtle swam away and never returned.

• The turtle told the truth to the Great Spirit.

• The turtle didn’t listen to the Great Spirit.

• The turtle did what he said he would do.

According to the Hoh myth, which detail best explains what caused earthquakes?

• Whale and Thunderbird fought as Thunderbird tried to keep her claws gripped around Whale.

• Thunderbird grabbed Whale and yanked him out of the water.

• Thunderbird stayed high in her mountaintop nest while Whale stayed in the ocean.

• Whale grabbed Thunderbird and yanked her into the water.

According to the Gabrielino Indian myth, what causes earthquakes?

• The Great Spirit creates land on turtle shells.

• The turtles start moving in different directions.

• The Great Spirit tells the turtles not to move.

• The turtles agree on which direction to swim in.

An earthquake can seem to happen -- ​ ​ (a)   -- , but it actually happens because pressure has been building up for some time.

• abruptly
• loudly
• carefully
• accidently

Geologists encourage us to learn lessons from the earthquakes of the past. They found that life changed radically 3,800 years ago when northern Chile was struck by

-- ​ ​​ (a)   _ --

that caused major changes.

• a powerful, giant tsunami
• powerful, a giant tsunami
• powerful, giant a tsunami
• tsunami a giant, powerful
• giant, a powerful tsunami

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 6?

(6) The text states, Earth's tectonic plates have been slowly moving and interacting for billions of years."

• Change moving to moveing

• Delete the comma after states

• Insert quotation marks before Earth’s

• Sentence 6 does not need to be changed.