The Great Alaska Earthquake

Why didn't people in Valdez expect a big earthquake in 1964?

• Earthquakes never happened there.

• They missed scientists' warnings.

• It was Good Friday.

• People were used to small earthquakes.

How did Tom feel during the hours leading up to the earthquake?

• excited

• anxious

• annoyed

• terrified

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CCSS.RL.5.2

The map on page 6 shows ______. Choose TWO options.

• where Alaska is located

• the distance between Alaska and Hawaii

• where the Great Alaska Earthquake started

• Alaska's tallest mountains

Which TWO quotes support the idea that most of Alaska is wilderness?

• It was the biggest state . . .

• Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage, had a bustling downtown . . .

• Tiny villages and towns were scattered like freckles . . .

• Only 263,000 people lived there . . .

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

How was Valdez different from Anchorage?

• Valdez was built before Anchorage.

• Anchorage was smaller than Valdez.

• Valdez was smaller than Anchorage.

• Anchorage had tastier food than Valdez.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

What does the word "devastating" mean in the sentence "It took people days to understand just how devastating the disaster had been"?

• disastrous

• fortunate

• developing

• captivating

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What was the most deadly part of the Great Alaska Earthquake?

• tsunamis

• falling debris

• collapsed mountains

• holes in the ground

Why did a new Valdez need to be rebuilt in a different location?

• Valdez had been destroyed.

• Scientists said Valdez would be doomed in another earthquake.

• Valdez fell into the sea.

• The oil and gas tanks exploded.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

Write your answer to each prompt in a well-organized response. Make sure you support your answers with information and details from the story. Continue on another page, if needed. Why did Tom think it was the end of the world when the Great Alaska Earthquake struck?

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.W.5.1B

CCSS.W.5.9A

Write your answer to each prompt in a well-organized response. Make sure you support your answers with information and details from the story. Continue on another page, if needed. How was the Great Alaska Earthquake different from other earthquakes in Valdez?

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CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.W.5.2B

CCSS.W.5.9A