WorksheetsEarthquake Terror Chapter 9 - 12
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 59mins
Look back to the page for the use of scowled - pg 70
frowned
smiled
Look back to the page for the use of terror - pg 74
enjoyment
fear
Look back to the page for the use of bolting - pg 74
walking calmly to or away from something
running suddenly to or away from something
Look back to the page for the use of hauled - pg 76
pulled or tugged with force
pushed or shoved with force
Look back to the page for the use of clutched - pg 76
held on to tightly
pushed away with force
On page 77, it says "The sun painted the sky gold and then pink and, finally, a deep orange as it dropped below the horizon" This is example of . . .
personification - Giving non human objects, human qualities, characteristics, or abilities.
simile - a comparison between 2 online things using like or as
metaphor - a comparison between 2 things stating one this IS another.
hyperbole - an exaggeration
Look back to the page for the use of brief - pg 79
lasting only a short time
lasting a long time
Look back to the page for the use of predicament - pg 79
an area of land surrounded by water
a difficult or dangerous situation
Look back to the page for the use of jolting - pg 80
shaking or knocking suddenly
flashing brightly
Look back to the page for the use of gauge - pg 83
to guess or estimate
the needle on a speedometer
Look back to the page for the use of functioning - pg 84
working properly
earning money
On page 78, there is a simile. "Small trees and branches bobbed like plastic toys in a giant bathtub." What two things are being compared?
Small Trees and Branches compared to Plastic Toys bobbing
Small Trees compared to Branches bobbing
Small Trees and Branches compared to a Giant Bathtub
Plastic Toys compared to a Giant Bathtub
Identify the simile on page 84.
"The glow of the fires gadded away like the taillights of a passing car."
"For all he knew, most of Beaverville was a pile of rubble."
"Their shouts faded into the darkness."
"I'm not superman."
Look back to the page for the use of crest - pg 89
the highest point (top) or something such as a hill, mountain, wave, etc.
the lowest point (bottle) of something such as a hill, mountain, wave, etc.
Look back to the page for the use of evacuated - pg 90
left empty
rebuilt
Look back to the page for the use of alert - pg 90
to scare or startle someone
to make someone aware of something; to notify
Look back to the page for the use of grief - page 91
happiness
sadness
The following is an example what type of figurative language?
"Flames licked skyward..." pg 89
personification
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Look back to the page for the use of collision - pg 92
a sudden event in which two or more things meet
a memory of a painful event
Look back to the page for the use of faint - pg 93
to lose consciousness and fall
softer; less clear and loud
Look back to the page for the use of dim - pg 93
not bright
very bright
Look back to the page for the use of abandon - pg 93
to meet someone new for the first time
to leave something or someone behind
Look back to the page for the use of perished - pg 96 (THIS WAS A POWER WORD IN CLASS!!!!!)
survived
did not survive
Which part of the sentence below is the EFFECT?
"Abby's tree collided with the pier and her tree was sent spinning sideways away from Jonathan's."
Abby's tree collided with the pier
her tree was sent spinning sideways away from Jonathan's.
What caused Abby's injury?
She injured it during the earthquake at Magpie Island.
She fell from a slide at a playground.
She was born with a spinal cord injury.
She fell in the water while camping at Magpie Island.
On page 97, it says
"Moose stayed at his side, swimming as fast as Jonathan but never any faster."
What does this sentence BEST show about Moose?
Moose is loyal.
Moose is a poor swimmer.
Moose is terrified.
Moose is trained.
On page 86, it says, "...the car bucked like an untrained horse." This is an example of what type of figurative language?
simile
allusion
metaphor
pun
Abby named her tree Charlotte. What was Jonathan's trees name?
It didn't have a name
San Fransisco Giants
Wilbur
Moose
What song did he teach his sister to keep her calm?
The Isty-Bisty Spider
The Isty-Bisty Spider
Raggedy Anns on the shelf
He didn't teach her a song
What did Jonathan make Abby hold onto so they wouldn't get separated?
His tree
Nothing
Moose's leash
His shoe string
