English as A Second Language (Unit 04 - Week 17) Quiz

According to the text,

which of the following is the cause of earthquakes?

• 1. Violent abrupt shaking of the ground

• 1. The movement between tectonic plates along a fault line in the earth’s crust

• Ground shaking, soil liquefaction, landslides, fissures, avalanches, fires, and tsunamis

• Magnitude, duration, and the time of the day that it occurs

Answer explanation

Movement between tectonic plates along a fault line in the earth’s crust triggers the earthquakes

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

According to the text,

which of the following is not the effect of wildfires?

• 1. Drought, heat waves, and high winds season

• 1. Smoke produced by wildfire is a mixture of hazardous air pollutants

• 1. Wildfires simultaneously impact the climate as it affects our atmosphere

• 1. Wildfire can disrupt transportation, communications, water supply, and power, and gas services

Answer explanation

Drought, heat waves, and high winds are a few contributing causes of the increasingly happening wildfires

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which of the following best describe an effective summary?

(i) Logical
(ii) Comprehensive
(iii) Lengthy

(iv) Informative

• (i), (ii), and (iii)

• (i), (ii), and (iv)

• (ii), (iii), and (iv)

• (i), (iii), and (iv)

Answer explanation

An effective summary is comprehensive, provide adequate information, and is composed in logical order. It does not have to be lengthy.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What information is missing from the summary above?

• Name of the event

• Time when the event took place

• Location where the flood took place

• The cause and effect of the event

Answer explanation

The summary featured above does not specify the location of the flood.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which of the following question a summary does not need to clarify?

• What is the text about?

• When did the event take place?

• What is the cause/problem?

• How can we prevent the problem from happening again?

Answer explanation

A summary does not need to include a set of instruction as what commonly found in procedural text.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2