5th Grade RLA Blitz Day 4

What is the central idea of this excerpt?

• Earthquakes often cause other natural disasters, which can be more harmful than the earthquake itself.

• Earthquakes are quite different from landslides, but both cause a great deal of damage.

• Earthquakes are considered one of the deadliest natural disasters.

• The main cause of earthquakes is when tectonic plates shift and release energy.

Which key idea do the details in paragraph 2 support?

• Water damage can happen after an earthquake.

• Fire can spread when it is mixed with gas.

• Earthquakes can cause fires and result in significant destruction.

• Fires normally spread in wealthy areas after earthquakes.

In which paragraph can the reader find a specific detail about the destruction caused by landslides?

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 4

• Paragraph 5

Which detail best supports the key idea that earthquakes can cause widespread hunger?

• Earthquakes can cause large blocks of ice to fall off mountains.

• Earthquakes can cause crops and animals to die.

• There is a scale that measures the magnitude of earthquakes.

• There are many causes of earthquakes.

Which key idea do the details in paragraph 7 support?

• An earthquake’s epicenter is the place where an earthquake starts.

• Earthquakes can cause tsunamis when they occur in or near the ocean.

• Normal waves are not very long.

• A tsunami wave can be very long.

Read the sentence from paragraph 7.

How does the author show that this is true? Select TWO correct answers.

• By using familiar objects to illustrate how tsunamis are caused by earthquakes

• By quoting a well-known scientist on the causes and effects of tsunamis

• By interviewing people about the destruction caused by tsunamis

• By observing a person who lives in an area that was destroyed by a tsunami

• By providing a detailed description of how tsunamis crash into the shore

Based on the information in paragraphs 7 through 9, the reader can conclude that tsunamis are -

• predictable and avoidable

• minor events that do not affect many people

• major events that mainly damage ships sailing across the deep ocean

• unpredictable and can cause large amounts of damage

Read the dictionary entry.

Which definition of the word floor is used in paragraph 7?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Sentence 1 needs to be revised. In the space provided, rewrite sentence 1 in a clear and effective way.

Sentence 5 is written incorrectly. Select the response that corrects this sentence.

A tsunami ​ (a)   the sand off beaches, rip out trees, and crush buildings.

• can pull
• pulled
• pulling
• have pulled