5.2 from How Water Shapes the Earth Test

1.The author wrote this story mainly to…

• a. Give the reader facts about how water shapes the Earth
• b. Explain to the reader how water destroys everything
• c. Convince the reader that water is very important
• d. Tell the reader about bodies of water

2. What is true about how waterfalls ?

• a. A waterfall forms where a river or stream flow quickly over a high ledge of hard rock.
• b. Waterfalls don't move rock and soil.
• c. A waterfall forms where an ocean flows quickly.
• d. Ocean waves crash and that is how waterfalls are formed.

3.The author uses subheadings in the text to ......

• a. tell the reader what the paragraph under each heading is about.
• b. show the reader a nice photograph.
• c. tell the reader a new title .
• d. help the reader understand the story.

4. What is NOT true about Earthquakes?

• a. All Earthquakes cause Tsunamis.
• b. Many of the most Earth-shattering changes are made by earthquakes.
• c. Earthquakes can break apart the land.
• d. During an Earthquake, people can feel the ground moving.

5. Under what subheading would you find information about aftershocks?

• a. What Changes Can Earthquakes Cause?
• b. What Is An Aftershock?
• c. How Do Earthquakes Shape the Earth?
• d. What Happens During An Earthquake?

6.How Earthquakes Shape the Earth is Informational Text because…

• a. If gives facts about a topic.
• b.It is the story of a person's life.
• c. It is a made up story with made up characters .
• d. It was told long ago and has a lesson or moral.

7. What is one way the selections are different?

• a. They have different topics
• b. One is fiction and one is nonfiction
• c. They both give us facts about what causes Earth to change

8.Both selections show that forces of nature can...

• a. be great for Earth
• b. happen for no reason.
• c. change the Earth.

9. Which is a fact mentioned in both selections?

• a. Earth never changes.
• b.Earth is always changing.
• c. Earth is the best planet

10. Which idea is found in both selections?

• a. There are no changes on Earth.
• b. Some changes on Earth happen quickly.
• c. Earth is a wonderful planet.