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Earthquake Terror Chapter 9 - 12

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Look back to the page for the use of scowled - pg 70

a)

frowned

b)

smiled

2.

Look back to the page for the use of terror - pg 74

a)

enjoyment

b)

fear

3.

Look back to the page for the use of bolting - pg 74

a)

walking calmly to or away from something

b)

running suddenly to or away from something

4.

Look back to the page for the use of hauled - pg 76

a)

pulled or tugged with force

b)

pushed or shoved with force

5.

Look back to the page for the use of clutched - pg 76

a)

held on to tightly

b)

pushed away with force

6.

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 . . .

a)

personification - Giving non human objects, human qualities, characteristics, or abilities.

b)

simile - a comparison between 2 online things using like or as

c)

metaphor - a comparison between 2 things stating one this IS another.

d)

hyperbole - an exaggeration

7.

Look back to the page for the use of brief - pg 79

a)

lasting only a short time

b)

lasting a long time

8.

Look back to the page for the use of predicament - pg 79

a)

an area of land surrounded by water

b)

a difficult or dangerous situation

9.

Look back to the page for the use of jolting - pg 80

a)

shaking or knocking suddenly

b)

flashing brightly

10.

Look back to the page for the use of gauge - pg 83

a)

to guess or estimate

b)

the needle on a speedometer

11.

Look back to the page for the use of functioning - pg 84

a)

working properly

b)

earning money

12.

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?

a)

Small Trees and Branches compared to Plastic Toys bobbing

b)

Small Trees compared to Branches bobbing

c)

Small Trees and Branches compared to a Giant Bathtub

d)

Plastic Toys compared to a Giant Bathtub

13.

Identify the simile on page 84.

a)

"The glow of the fires gadded away like the taillights of a passing car."

b)

"For all he knew, most of Beaverville was a pile of rubble."

c)

"Their shouts faded into the darkness."

d)

"I'm not superman."

14.

Look back to the page for the use of crest - pg 89

a)

the highest point (top) or something such as a hill, mountain, wave, etc.

b)

the lowest point (bottle) of something such as a hill, mountain, wave, etc.

15.

Look back to the page for the use of evacuated - pg 90

a)

left empty

b)

rebuilt

16.

Look back to the page for the use of alert - pg 90

a)

to scare or startle someone

b)

to make someone aware of something; to notify

17.

Look back to the page for the use of grief - page 91

a)

happiness

b)

sadness

18.

The following is an example what type of figurative language?

"Flames licked skyward..." pg 89

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

onomatopoeia

19.

Look back to the page for the use of collision - pg 92

a)

a sudden event in which two or more things meet

b)

a memory of a painful event

20.

Look back to the page for the use of faint - pg 93

a)

to lose consciousness and fall

b)

softer; less clear and loud

21.

Look back to the page for the use of dim - pg 93

a)

not bright

b)

very bright

22.

Look back to the page for the use of abandon - pg 93

a)

to meet someone new for the first time

b)

to leave something or someone behind

23.

Look back to the page for the use of perished - pg 96 (THIS WAS A POWER WORD IN CLASS!!!!!)

a)

survived

b)

did not survive

24.

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."

a)

Abby's tree collided with the pier

b)

her tree was sent spinning sideways away from Jonathan's.

25.

What caused Abby's injury?

a)

She injured it during the earthquake at Magpie Island.

b)

She fell from a slide at a playground.

c)

She was born with a spinal cord injury.

d)

She fell in the water while camping at Magpie Island.

26.

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?

a)

Moose is loyal.

b)

Moose is a poor swimmer.

c)

Moose is terrified.

d)

Moose is trained.

27.

On page 86, it says, "...the car bucked like an untrained horse." This is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

simile

b)

allusion

c)

metaphor

d)

pun

28.

Abby named her tree Charlotte. What was Jonathan's trees name?

a)

It didn't have a name

b)

San Fransisco Giants

c)

Wilbur

d)

Moose

29.

What song did he teach his sister to keep her calm?

a)

The Isty-Bisty Spider

b)

The Isty-Bisty Spider

c)

Raggedy Anns on the shelf

d)

He didn't teach her a song

30.

What did Jonathan make Abby hold onto so they wouldn't get separated?

a)

His tree

b)

Nothing

c)

Moose's leash

d)

His shoe string