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WorksheetsVolcano Erupts!
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 3600secs
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Class
Date
1.
What is "Volcano Erupts" mainly about?
a)
The causes of a volcanic eruption
b)
a description of an inactive volcano
c)
the events of a natural disaster
d)
People who were affected by an eruption
2.
What is the meaning of the word disaster as used in paragraph 4 of the newspaper article?
a)
An event that causes destruction
b)
An event that changes the weather
c)
An event that provides entertainment
d)
An event that occurs each year
3.
Why does Mrs. Cook have her students read the blog postings about the volcanic eruption?
a)
To understand how the eruption affected people
b)
To show how many people were affected by the eruption
c)
To describe how scientists predicted the volcano
d)
To explain how people should prepare for future eruptions
4.
Lisa Collins writes the newspaper article to--
a)
share the experiences of people living near Mount St. Helens
b)
persuade the reader to visit the state of Washington
c)
explain why people no longer visit Mount St. Helens
d)
describe Mount St. Helens before, during, and after the eruption
5.
This article is written--
a)
the day of the eruption
b)
more than 20 years ago
c)
123 years ago
d)
May 18, 1980
6.
All of the following are signs of a possible eruption EXCEPT--
a)
rising gases
b)
earthquakes
c)
smoke above the mountain
d)
a bulge in the mountain
7.
Which sentence from the article provides evidence that Mount St. Helens has erupted before?
a)
It had been an inactive volcano for 123 years.
b)
By April, there was a large bulge in the side of Mount St. Helens.
c)
Mount St. Helens spewed ash for close to nine hours.
d)
Ten year later, Mount St. Helens continues to recover.
8.
What is the importance of the date the question is posted on the blog?
a)
It is the date of the eruption.
b)
It is the 30th anniversary of the eruption.
c)
It begins the Mount St. Helens' celebration.
d)
It records the history of Mount St. Helens.
9.
Read this sentence from paragraph 5 of the article.
A disaster did occur when an earthquake shook the mountain.
Which sentence from the blog posts shows the same effect from the eruption?
A disaster did occur when an earthquake shook the mountain.
Which sentence from the blog posts shows the same effect from the eruption?
a)
It was very dark, and the sun looked red.
b)
The windows of our house began to rattle.
c)
I saw rising smoke near the mountain.
d)
The air grew very hot and still.
10.
Read this sentence from paragraph 7 of the article.
Mud and logs from broken trees filled the lakes and rivers.
Which blog post contains similar information?
Mud and logs from broken trees filled the lakes and rivers.
Which blog post contains similar information?
a)
Sum10D
b)
natKu
c)
Lkk12
d)
JanDHow
11.
Which blog post shows the eruption was unhealthy for people?
a)
Lkk12
b)
Sum10D
c)
natKu
d)
JudePR
12.
How do the bloggers determine the topic of their posts?
a)
The title
b)
The date
c)
The question
d)
The introduction
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