Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives

What is the genre of this text?

• Fantasy

• Narrative Non-fiction

• Poetry

• Myth

What is the author's main purpose in writing this text?

• To entertain readers with a fictional story.

• To persuade readers to visit the Philippines.

• To inform readers about the eruption of Mount Pinatubo.

• To teach readers how to survive a volcanic eruption.

Which text structure is primarily used in the section "Looking For Lumps"?

• Cause and Effect (Magma moving causes the ground to bulge)

• Problem and Solution

• Comparison and Contrast

• Sequential/Logical Order (steps in measuring bulges)

What sound device is used in the phrase "huge black ash column pumped out of the volcano" from paragraph 37?

• Assonance (repetition of vowel sounds)

• Alliteration (repetition of consonant sounds)

• Onomatopoeia (words that imitate sounds)

• None of the above

In paragraph 11, the word "magma" is used. To which area of study does this word belong?

• Science

• Math

• Social Studies

What does the word "dormancy" mean in paragraph 4?

• Activity

• Inactivity

• Growth

• Destruction

Which of the following best describes the text structure used in paragraphs 16-20?

• Cause and Effect (Raising the alert level causes evacuation)

• Problem and Solution (The problem of predicting the eruption and the scientists' solutions)

• Comparison and Contrast (Comparing different alert levels)

• Sequential/Logical Order (The sequence of events leading to the evacuation decision)

What figurative language is used in the sentence "The earthquakes were so intense that the seismograph needles just banged from the top to the bottom of the drum, tunk, tunk, tunk, tunk, making alarming blocks of solid ink" from paragraph 60?

• Onomatopoeia (using words that imitate sounds)

• Sensory words/imagery (creating a vivid picture in the reader's mind)

• Idiom

• Pun

What is the main idea of the section "Looking For Lumps"?

• Scientists use advanced technology to predict earthquakes.

• Volcanoes are constantly changing shape.

• Scientists monitor changes in a volcano's surface to predict eruptions.

• Lava domes always cause dangerous eruptions.

What is the meaning of the word "conduit" as used in paragraph 10?

• A channel or pipe for conveying fluids

• The top of a volcano

• A type of earthquake

• A scientific instrument