U1W3 Reading Comprehension "Earthquakes"

1. What is the MAIN idea of the article?

• 1. Some earthquakes can be predicted.

• 1. Science can help us plan for earthquakes.

• 1. Earthquakes cause severe destruction.

• 1. There are ways to prepare for earthquakes.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

1. After reading the article, what conclusion can you draw?

• 1. Only people living near water need to worry about

     earthquakes.

• 0. Earthquakes are always destructive, so it is necessary to prepare for them.

• 0. Since earthquakes cannot always be predicted, there is no way to prepare for them.

• 0. Even though not all earthquakes can be predicted, there are ways to prepare for them.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

1. When and where did the largest recorded earthquake take place?

• 0. 1960 in Chile

• 0. 2011 in Chile

• 0. 2010 in Haiti

• 0. 2011 in Japan

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CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

According to the article, how are Earth’s crust and a jigsaw puzzle ALIKE?

• They have many pieces that fit together.

• They contain many pieces.
  

• They are fun to work with.
  

• They have similar shapes.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

All of the following cause breaks in Earth’s crust EXCEPT

• plates spreading apart.
  

• plates changing shapes.
  

• plates crashing together.
  

• plates sliding against one another.