I went to the store because of its convenience .

being located a great distance away

The suffix -en helps a reader know that the word soften means —

hoping to make something become soft

Directions: Read the selection and answer the question. Mount Aso 1 Volcanoes occur in many places around the world. When volcanoes erupt, hot, melted rock pours out onto Earth’s surface. Erupting volcanoes also send hot gases into the sky. The melted rock and gases come from below Earth’s surface. They are under great pressure and are forced out through cracks in Earth’s crust. 2 Some volcanoes are active. Active volcanoes can erupt at any time. Most volcanoes are not active. It’s like they’re asleep. Mount Aso, the largest volcano in Japan, is active. 3 Mount Aso is one of the biggest active volcanoes on the planet. The volcano stands 5,223 feet tall. Its opening is one of the largest in the world. The opening measures seventeen miles across at the widest part. It is so large that people live in it! There are roads and railroad tracks near the volcano’s opening. 4 Mount Aso is on the island of Kyushu in Japan. Visitors from around the world travel to Mount Aso to observe its beauty and take pictures. The people who live in Mount Aso’s opening and other places on the island use the grassy land nearby to raise cattle. But the people there are aware that the volcano could erupt. 5 Mount Aso had not erupted for many years, but that changed in October 2016. Mount Aso erupted, and smoke and ash rose nearly seven miles into the air. Scientists say that since Mount Aso is an active volcano, it could erupt again. Which statement best describes the main idea of this selection?

Mount Aso is a large, popular, beautiful volcano.

Mount Aso is not an active volcano.

Mount Aso is one of many types of volcanoes.

Mount Aso was forgotten about until it erupted.

Mount Aso 1 Volcanoes occur in many places around the world. When volcanoes erupt, hot, melted rock pours out onto Earth’s surface. Erupting volcanoes also send hot gases into the sky. The melted rock and gases come from below Earth’s surface. They are under great pressure and are forced out through cracks in Earth’s crust. 2 Some volcanoes are active. Active volcanoes can erupt at any time. Most volcanoes are not active. It’s like they’re asleep. Mount Aso, the largest volcano in Japan, is active. 3 Mount Aso is one of the biggest active volcanoes on the planet. The volcano stands 5,223 feet tall. Its opening is one of the largest in the world. The opening measures seventeen miles across at the widest part. It is so large that people live in it! There are roads and railroad tracks near the volcano’s opening. 4 Mount Aso is on the island of Kyushu in Japan. Visitors from around the world travel to Mount Aso to observe its beauty and take pictures. The people who live in Mount Aso’s opening and other places on the island use the grassy land nearby to raise cattle. But the people there are aware that the volcano could erupt. 5 Mount Aso had not erupted for many years, but that changed in October 2016. Mount Aso erupted, and smoke and ash rose nearly seven miles into the air. Scientists say that since Mount Aso is an active volcano, it could erupt again. Which detail from the selection supports the main idea that Mount Aso is an active volcano?

Mount Aso had not erupted for many years, but that changed in October 2016.

Volcanoes occur in many places around the world.

The opening is so large that people live in it.

Visitors from around the world travel to Mount Aso to observe its beauty and take pictures.

Mount Aso 1 Volcanoes occur in many places around the world. When volcanoes erupt, hot, melted rock pours out onto Earth’s surface. Erupting volcanoes also send hot gases into the sky. The melted rock and gases come from below Earth’s surface. They are under great pressure and are forced out through cracks in Earth’s crust. 2 Some volcanoes are active. Active volcanoes can erupt at any time. Most volcanoes are not active. It’s like they’re asleep. Mount Aso, the largest volcano in Japan, is active. 3 Mount Aso is one of the biggest active volcanoes on the planet. The volcano stands 5,223 feet tall. Its opening is one of the largest in the world. The opening measures seventeen miles across at the widest part. It is so large that people live in it! There are roads and railroad tracks near the volcano’s opening. 4 Mount Aso is on the island of Kyushu in Japan. Visitors from around the world travel to Mount Aso to observe its beauty and take pictures. The people who live in Mount Aso’s opening and other places on the island use the grassy land nearby to raise cattle. But the people there are aware that the volcano could erupt. 5 Mount Aso had not erupted for many years, but that changed in October 2016. Mount Aso erupted, and smoke and ash rose nearly seven miles into the air. Scientists say that since Mount Aso is an active volcano, it could erupt again. Which of the following sentences best expresses the main idea of paragraph 5?

Mount Aso has erupted in the past and could erupt once more.

People should visit volcanoes up close and watch them erupt.

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The magma pushed up through the crust.

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Which word is a synonym for threatened in the sentence below? The lava flow threatened many homes.

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Which word is a synonym for threatened in the sentence below?
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