WorksheetsViolent Vents and Legend of Pele Vocab
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What does “revelry” most likely mean in the story?
A quiet moment of reflection
A loud celebration or party
A dangerous race
A type of sled
Which word means “to see something happen”?
Scoffed
Pinnacle
Witness
Disguised
What is the meaning of “pinnacle” as used in the story?
A mountain volcano
The highest point or top of something
A sharp weapon
A type of sled
If someone “scoffed,” how did they act?
They laughed at or mocked someone
They celebrated
They raced skillfully
They hid their identity
What is a “holua”?
A Hawaiian type of canoe
A wooden sled used for sliding down slopes
A sharp spear
A volcano
What does “devastation” mean?
A happy celebration
Great destruction or ruin
A magical gift
A long journey
Which word means “bravery or strength to face danger”?
Fury
Courage
Ravine
Disguised
If Pele “disguised” herself, what did she do?
Hid her true identity
Attacked Kahawali
Celebrated
Built a volcano
What does “billowing” most likely mean in the passage?
Moving slowly across the ground
Swelling or rising in large waves or clouds
Hiding under something
Exploding violently
What is a “vent” in a volcano?
A hollow space underground
The opening in the Earth’s surface through which lava, gas, or ash escapes
A protective wall of rock
The cooled lava surrounding the volcano
What does “roiling” mean as used in the passage?
Flowing smoothly
Moving or churning violently
Cooling quickly
Rising slowly
Which word refers to molten rock beneath Earth’s surface?
Lava
Magma
Crater
Shield volcano
What is “Pahoehoe lava” like?
Thick, rough, slow-moving lava
Smooth, thin lava that flows easily
Hardened strands of lava shaped by wind
Sharp fragments of cooled lava
Which term refers to a “group of islands”?
Shield volcano
Archipelago
Ring of Fire
Cinder cone volcano
What does “eruption” mean?
A quiet lava flow
A sudden release of lava, gas, and ash from a volcano
The mountain’s peak
A type of volcanic rock
What does “fury” mean in this passage?
Extreme anger or violent force
Calm and peaceful weather
A type of lava
The Hawaiian goddess
What does “menacing” most likely mean in the story?
Friendly and welcoming
Threatening or suggesting danger
Slow and steady
Bright and colorful
What does “plume” mean in the passage?
A type of rock
A long shape of smoke, ash, or steam rising into the air
A river of lava
A volcanic vent
What is a “crater”?
A small island
A bowl-shaped hole at the top of a volcano
A stream of lava
A type of eruption
What is a “cinder cone volcano”?
A wide, flat volcano formed by fluid lava
A steep, cone-shaped volcano formed by explosive eruptions
A dormant volcano
A submerged volcano
What is “a’a lava”?
Thin, smooth lava
Thick, rough lava that moves slowly and forms jagged rocks
Hardened strands of lava shaped by wind
Lava cooled into sand
What is “Pele’s hair”?
Smooth lava flows
Thin strands of hardened lava shaped by wind
Sharp fragments of rock
A type of volcanic vent
What does “archipelago” mean?
A single island
A group or chain of islands
A type of lava
A volcanic vent
What is the “Ring of Fire”?
A type of volcano in Hawaii
A region around the Pacific Ocean with frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
The top of a volcano
A lava formation
What does “active volcano” mean?
A volcano that is dormant
A volcano that is currently erupting or likely to erupt
A volcano covered by water
A volcano formed millions of years ago
