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The monster in the mountains

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a realistic fiction story?

a)

Unreal stories, and unreal characters

b)

Stories that are real along with the characters

c)

stories that resemble real life, and fictional characters within these stories react similarly to real people.

2.

Scientists needed to watch the geological movements or changes within Vesuvius, that's why they set up __________

a)

Doppler radar

b)

Seismographs

c)

Magnetometers

3.

Do you think that it is necessary to watch and observe volcanoes?

a)

Yes, it's necessary!

b)

No, it's a waste of time!

4.

Marta said that when she and her crew climbed down into the crater, they kept measuring gases leaking from the vents. Why do you think they measured these gases?

a)

Because these gases were toxic

b)

Because the increased amount of these gases might be an indication of a sudden eruption

c)

Because it is an ordinary precaution for any volcanologist to be aware of

5.

why might Mount Vesuvius be a danger one day?

a)

Because of the frequent tremors and small earthquakes

b)

Because it erupted many times in the past

c)

Because the size of this volcano is so big

6.

Did Marta visit the Mount Vesuvius?

a)

Yes, she did!

b)

No, she didn't!

7.

Why do you think Marta Ramirez became fascinated by volcanoes?

a)

Because she saw on newsreels the eruption of the Mount Vesuvius

b)

Because she was reading a lot about natural disasters

c)

because Marta's dad was a volcanologist

8.

Who was Marta Ramirez?

a)

She wrote in her diary about the explosion that happened in 79 A.D.

b)

She is a Volcanologist and Geologist

c)

She works in healthcare in Italy

d)

She was the first person to climb into Mount Vesuvius.

9.

Why are people studying Mount Vesuvius? Why are they collecting information about this volcano?

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10.

True or False?


Marta Ramirez went inside the volcano to collect information.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

How many days does the city of Naples need to be warned before a volcano erupts.

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

12.

Why do you think Marta Ramirez became fascinated by volcanoes?

a)

Because she saw on newsreels the eruption of the Mount Vesuvius

b)

Because she was reading a lot about natural disasters

c)

because Marta's dad was a volcanologist

13.

why might Mount Vesuvius be a danger one day?

a)

Because of the frequent tremors and small earthquakes

b)

Because it erupted many times in the past

c)

Because the size of this volcano is so big

14.

what does "scalding lava.." mean?

a)

Very hot lava

b)

very cold lava

c)

The color of lava

d)

The hardened lava

15.

Marta said that when she and her crew climbed down into the crater, they kept measuring gases leaking from the vents. Why do you think they measured these gases?

a)

Because these gases were toxic

b)

Because the increased amount of these gases might be an indication of a sudden eruption

c)

Because it is an ordinary precaution for any volcanologist to be aware of

16.

Do you think that it is necessary to watch and observe volcanoes?

a)

Yes, it's necessary!

b)

No, it's a waste of time!

17.

Scientists needed to watch the geological movements or changes within Vesuvius, that's why they set up __________

a)

Doppler radar

b)

Seismographs

c)

Magnetometers

18.

What is a realistic fiction story?

a)

Unreal stories, and unreal characters

b)

Stories that are real along with the characters

c)

stories that resemble real life, and fictional characters within these stories react similarly to real people.

19.

Vesuvius is formed inside of the remains

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Mount Somma

c)

Mount Sammo

d)

Mount Pompeii

20.

Martha Ramirez is a

a)

Volcanologist

b)

Doctor

c)

Scientists

d)

Agronomist

21.

Mt. Vesuvius is located in

a)

Italy

b)

Asia

c)

Spain

d)

Hawaii

22.

What city lies on the foot of the volcano

a)

Napa

b)

Nevada

c)

Naples

d)

Narnia

23.

______________ parked our car in the garage

a)

Us

b)

We

24.

The eruption in 79AD destroyed the city of :

a)

Pompeii

b)

Naples

c)

Rome

25.

Jessica is always so nice to

a)

she

b)

He

c)

I

d)

me

26.

Which pronouns make senses in the blank space? She gave some gummy bears to Brittany and ————————-

a)

I

b)

She

c)

Me

27.

The most catastrophic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius occurred in ___________AD

a)

65

b)

49

c)

79

d)

97

28.

Volcanologist have set up seismographs around the volcano to :

a)

Measure how much I it grows

b)

Measure how hot it is

c)

Measure shifts of land

29.

I hate scary movies. I am afraid of ____________.

a)

them

b)

him

c)

they

d)

it

30.

________ told _________ that we could visit whenever we wanted!

a)

She, us

b)

Her, us

c)

Her,we

d)

She , we

31.

I saw Ariana Grande perform live concert. _______ was amazing!

a)

It

b)

He

c)

They

d)

Us

32.

The city of Naples needs to warned _____ days before an eruption occurs for the plans to work.

a)

2

b)

7

c)

4

d)

6

33.

Asa young girl during ________ , Martha Ramirez saw newsreels that showed airplanes flying near the volcano

a)

World war II

b)

World War I

c)

The Cold War

d)

Civil war

34.

_______ went to the mall together.

a)

We

b)

They

c)

I

d)

He

35.

Linda loves her brother. Linda always takes care of _____.

a)

Her

b)

Him

c)

She

d)

He

36.

Identify the object pronoun in the sentence: She saw him at the park.

a)

it

b)

them

c)

him

d)

her

37.

Identify the subject pronoun in the sentence: They went to the store.

a)

They

b)

I

c)

We

d)

He

38.

Fill in the blank with the correct object pronoun: She invited _______ to her birthday party. (He/Him)

a)

he

b)

his

c)

she

d)

him

39.

List the object pronouns in English.

a)

me, you, him, her, it, us, them

b)

myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves

c)

you, me, him, her, it, us, them

d)

I, you, he, she, it, we, they

40.

What are object pronouns?

a)

Pronouns used as the possessive form of a noun

b)

Pronouns used as the subject of a verb or preposition

c)

Pronouns used as adjectives

d)

Pronouns used as the object of a verb or preposition

41.

Replace the noun in parenthesis with the correct subject pronoun:

(Sammy and I) _______ are going to the park. (We/They)

a)

She

b)

They

c)

He

d)

We

42.

Replace the noun in parenthesis with the correct subject pronoun:

(James) _______ is my best friend. (He/Her)

a)

Him

b)

He

c)

She

d)

Her

43.

What are subject pronouns?

a)

Pronouns used as the possessive form of a noun.

b)

Pronouns used as the object of a sentence.

c)

Pronouns used as the indirect object of a sentence.

d)

Pronouns used as the subject of a sentence.

44.

List the subject pronouns in English.

a)

I, you, him, she, it, we, they

b)

I, you, him, her, we, they

c)

I, you, he, she, it, we, they

d)

me, you, him, her, us, them

45.

They are in the same classroom. This is __________ classroom.

a)

her

b)

them

c)

my

d)

their

46.

(Luis and Nicole) are very good friends.

a)

We

b)

Their

c)

They

d)

He

47.

John likes computer games but he doesn’t play computer games very often.

a)

Him

b)

Them

c)

They

d)

We

48.

I saw Mr.Brown this morning and gave Mr. Brown my homework.

a)

They

b)

We

c)

Him

d)

He