Tsunami Passages

Tsunami Passages

8th Grade

8 Qs

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Tsunami Passages

Tsunami Passages

Assessment

Passage

English

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RI.8.7, RI.7.1, RI.6.3

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many times was Browne's house swept into the Hilo harbor?

zero

one

two

three

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When one is "lured", one is...

tricked or grabbed

drawn in or enticed

visible or polished

swept away or floating

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do both stories have in common?

devastating waves

sacrificing waves

waves that hit in the 1900s

waves that people knew were coming

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Most likely, if Browne had looked out in to the harbor before the tsunami hit, she would have

not polished her shoes

tried to lure people to higher ground

seen the ocean pulling back from the land

known that it wasn't an April Fools' joke

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One can tell from the stories that the tsunami that destroyed Hiromura

started near the water's surface

may not have started close to Japan

destroyed the dike the villagers built

was not as devastating as the one that hit Hilo

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the central idea of passage #1?

Mieko Browne saved her village from the tsunami.

Mieko Browne's life was saved by leaving late for school.

Tsunami's are common in Hawaii.

The Browne family lost everything in the tsunami.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What sacrifice did Hamaguchi make to save people in his village?

He spent his money to build a dike before the tsunami hit.

He helped the villagers get to higher ground.

He set his rice fields on fire to draw villagers up the mountain and to safety.

He owned land that he donated to the village.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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