Vocabulary
To send out rocks, ash, lava etc, in a sudden explosion
What is erupt?
Which of the following is true of the Mount Merapi eruption?
a. the eruption happened in the evening
b. the eruption destroyed Mount Merapi
c. the eruption destroyed trees and other plants
d. Mount Merapi erupted four times
c. the eruption destroyed trees and other plants
Where does the passage take place?
a. in Norway
b. in Iceland
c. in Denmark
d. in Sweden
b. in Iceland
Why does the narrator's father travel?
a. to take pictures
b. to help poor children
c. to save endangered animals
d. to study new languages
a. to take pictures
Having a high temperature
What is hot?
What happened to the people near the mountain after the eruption?
a. they built a new village
b. they were given new homes
c. they were sent to a shelter
d. they returned home
d. they returned home
Which of the following words best describes the climb?
a. pleasant
b. easy
c. difficult
d. simple
c. difficult
Which is NOT true of the narrator's first trip to Africa?
a. the narrator first visited Africa when he was a child.
b. the narrator studied with Rwandan students.
c. The narrator's mother traveled with the narrator and his father.
d. The narrator and his brother found worms and other animals.
d. The narrator and his brother found worms and other animals.
Very bad or unpleasant
Terrible
Where is Mount Merapi located?
a. in South Africa
b. in France
c. in Greenland
d. in Indonesia
d. in Indonesia
Why does Axel believe that resting at the bottom of the volcano is a terrible idea?
a. He thinks the volcano might erupt.
b. He thinks it will be impossible to climb out of the volcano.
c. He is worried that he is lost.
d. He is worried about the professor's health.
a. He thinks the volcano might erupt.
How old was the narrator when he traveled to Gabon?
a. 6 months old
b. 15 years old
c. 22 years old
d. 7 years old
c. 22 years old
Far into or below the surface of something
What is deep?
Who told people near the mountain to leave their homes?
a. scientists
b. the police
c. doctors
d. the governor
a. scientists
Which of the following is true?
a. Axel is excited, but the professor is worried.
b. Axel meets Arne and the professor inside the volcano.
c. Arne is the professor's name.
d. Arne has visited the volcano before Axel has.
d. Arne has visited the volcano before Axel has.
Who is Eli?
a. the narrator's father
b. the narrator's brother
c. the narrator's mother
d. the narrator's friend
b. the narrator's brother
To think of something that is not real in your mind.
What is imagine?
Why were people NOT able to see the mountain after the eruption?
a. because of the ash in the air
b. because the mountain was covered in lava
c. because of the smoke in the air
d. because the mountain had turned into ash
a. because of the ash in the air
What does the professor show Axel at the end of the passage?
a. the bottom of the volcano
b. a map of the mountains
c. Arne's name on the wall
d. the top of Mount Sneffels
c. Arne's name on the wall
How are the narrator and his father similar?
a. They had an amazing time in Africa.
b. they were unhappy in Africa.
c. They have been to Africa twice.
d. They went to Africa for the first time when the narrator was seven.
a. They had an amazing time in Africa