The Gran Canyon-quiz

shatter

• they explode or suddenly break into pieces.

• are guards or lookouts who stand in a place to keep watch.

• is a deep crack or opening in the ground. 

• , it sparkles or shines. 

embedded

• it is firmly set into something else that surrounds it. 

• it is slowly wearing away, often from wind or water. 

• it sparkles or shines.

• are guards or lookouts who stand in a place to keep watch. 

sentries

• they explode or suddenly break into pieces.

• are guards or lookouts who stand in a place to keep watch.

• is a deep crack or opening in the ground. 

• , it sparkles or shines. 

chasm

• they explode or suddenly break into pieces.

• are guards or lookouts who stand in a place to keep watch.

• is a deep crack or opening in the ground. 

• , it sparkles or shines. 

glistens

• they explode or suddenly break into pieces.

• are guards or lookouts who stand in a place to keep watch.

• is a deep crack or opening in the ground. 

• it sparkles or shines. 

eroding

• it is firmly set into something else that surrounds it. 

• it is slowly wearing away, often from wind or water. 

• it sparkles or shines.

• are guards or lookouts who stand in a place to keep watch. 

Who is the author?

Who is the illustrator?

Which is the genre?

• biography

• non fiction

• literary nonfiction

• informational text

The passage says that the Colorado River made a channel. What is a channel?

• a new take

• a roaring noise

• a mound of land

• a pathway for water