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Beauty and Disaster Quiz

Quiz by Rhonda Pawlik

Grade 5
English Language Arts
Common Core

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8 questions
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  • Q1
    What is "Beauty and Disaster" mostly about?
    a Hawaiian volcano that erupted in 2018
    different types of volcanoes and the reasons they are dangerous.
    a boy who studies volcanoes in his free time.
    a Hawaiian volcano that erupted in 2018
    120s
    RI.5.2
  • Q2
    The author describes Kilauea as "a purring cat that transforms into a roaring lion." This shows the volcano changed ........
    surprisingly
    daily
    easily
    slowly
    120s
    RI.5.4
  • Q3
    Why don't people who live near Kilauea usually worry about it?
    Most of its eruptions are mild.
    Scientists said it was not likely to erupt.
    It is a small volcano.
    It has not erupted in many years
    120s
    RI.5.1
  • Q4
    Which phrase from the story supports the statement "Most eruptions are mild."
    ".....scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected signs that the volcano was changing."
    "Kilauea was a favorite spot for family hikes and school trips."
    "Its fiery sprays made the volcano famous, the Beyonce of mountains."
    "......most people living nearby didn't realize that shield volcanoes can turn violent."
    120s
    RI.5.1
  • Q5
    How did Josh Gula feel a few weeks after Kilauea's first eruptions in April?
    cheerful
    nervous
    bored
    unconcerned
    120s
    RI.5.3
  • Q6
    Which line from the story supports that Josh Gula is nervous?
    "I worried my school would collapse," he says."
    "Josh felt lucky to be able to hike up to its summit and peer inside."
    "Josh's family lived 20 miles from the worst lava flows, so their house was safe."
    "Nobody was scared,' Josh says. 'It was exciting.'"
    120s
    RI.5.1
  • Q7
    Which word means the same as summit in the sentence "Josh felt lucky to be able to hike up to its summit and peer inside"?
    shield
    lava
    peak
    trail
    120s
    RI.5.4
  • Q8
    Which of the following best describes how Hawaii was formed?
    Ash from volcanoes settled on the ocean, forming Hawaii.
    Rocks that erupted from volcanoes piled up and formed the islands.
    Lava from volcanoes hardened over time, forming land.
    Land from the ocean floor floated up to the surface, creating islands.
    120s
    RI.5.3

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