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Earthquakes

Authored by Ana Flores

English

4th Grade

CCSS covered

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Earthquakes
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read this sentence from the text.

"The company is expanding its manufacturing capabilities by opening a new plant in a different district."

What does plant mean as it is used in the sentence?

A cactus

nuclear building

a company's building

A living thing grows with sunlight, water, and soil.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the answer that matches the heading with a sentence supported in the passage.

"A shifting Planet"

The scale for measuring earthquakes is a seismograph. 

Earth’s crust can move the ground. 

After an earthquake, a large wave can form. 

Humans cannot always predict when an earthquake will strike. 

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Choose the answer that matches the heading with a sentence supported in the passage.

"Tsunami Terror"

The scale for measuring earthquakes is a seismograph. 

Earth’s crust can move the ground. 

After an earthquake, a large wave can form. 

Humans cannot always predict when an earthquake will strike. 

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does the diagram in “A World of Change” contribute to the understanding of the passage? 

  1. by showing how people can stay safe during a volcanic eruption

  1. by showing that the main topic is about a volcano 

  1. by showing the different parts of a volcano 

  1. by showing that each section tells about a different type of natural disaster

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read this sentence from “Earthquakes”


“Usually the blocks of rock on each side of a fault just sit there stuck together.” 


What does fault mean as it used in this sentence?

A split in Earth’s crust

mistake

Blame

A missed tennis serve

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences uses a compare and contrast structure to explain how fast and slow natural processes are different.

Fast natural processes, like slow natural processes, change the surface of Earth

But fast processes are much more powerful.

hey are often called natural disasters because of the destruction they cause.

Volcanic eruptions and landslides are just two examples. 

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read this sentence from paragraph 1 in“A World of Change.”

“Actually, our world is in a constant state of change. Natural changes take place every day.”


What does the word place mean as it is used in this sentence? 

location

change

position

happen

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

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