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

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
zero
one
two
three
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
8.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Respond to the following prompt:
Compare and contrast the experiences of the people in the two passages. In what ways are their experiences similar? How were they different? Explain and use the RACES writing strategy.
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