WorksheetsThe Earth Dragon Awakes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 19mins
Chin and his father live --
in China in 1880
in San Francisco in 2006
in a tenement in China in 1906
in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1906
When the earthquake begins, Chin and his father are --
sending money to Chin's mother
pulling up turnips from the ground
preparing to go to the Travises' house
searching for survivors in their tenement
How would you evaluate the author's use of the verbs in the sentence below?
Walls crack and crumble. Windows shatter. Broken glass sprays like daggers.
The verbs create vivid images
The verbs are vague (not clear) and imprecise
The verbs shift from past to present.
The verbs shift from the present to the past
What is the LAST step in teh liquefaction process?
The soil beccomes like quicksand.
Houses are built on top of the landfill.
Rock and debris are dumped along the shore.
The earthquake brings up water from the deep underground
“Don't worry about me,” urges his father. “Save yourself.”
What does the author convey in the sentences below?
Chin claws at the broken boards and plaster.
Dust chokes their noses and throats. Still they
scrabble away like wild animals.
his crazy fantasies of an old man
the beliefs inspired by the myth of the Earth Dragon
his vivid imagination of a young man
the terror created by being caught in an earthquake
What happens AFTER someone yells "Fire!"?
The tenement falls.
Cattle stamped and kill a man.
The legs on Chin's table collapse.
People run away from Chin and his father.
Chin crawls up through the passage, leaving his father behind. He
would be scared to be left alone in the darkness. Until now he
didn't realize how brave his father is. Or how much he loves
Chin.
The machine is crushing the aluminum cans.
moving into piles
breaking into pieces
digging up from soil
making a loud sound
The fireman dug through the wreckage of the house looking for the cause of the fire.
passengers
ruins
sections
travels
We put our most treasured possessions in the safe.
belongings
ruins
sections
travels
The men constructed the new house in a few months.
built
drove
swam
walked
My little sister is afraid of storms and trembles whenever she hears the thunder.
cries
runs
shakes
whines
Which word is a synonym for nearby in the sentence?
The museum is nearby, so it won't take long to drive there.
close
distant
far
removed
Which work is a synonym for frightened?
The cat was frightened by the loud noise.
bold
calm
quiet
terrified
Which word is a synonym for fearless?
The fearless boy jumped from the cliff into the water.
afraid
brave
nervous
shy
Which word is a synonym for find?
We were trying to find her house for an hour.
capture
escape
explore
locate
Which word is a synonym for gift?
I gave my teacher a great gift on her birthday.
answer
freedom
present
surprise
