Volcanoes
What causes violent volcanic eruptions?
A. Mountains continue to rise until they burst.
B. Heat and pressure build up and push magma out.
C. Solid rock continues to sink deep into Earth.
D. Magma cools causing solid rock.
B. Heat and pressure build up and push magma out.
Which account in the passage told in?
A. first hand, because the author tells a personal experience
B. second hand, because the author tells a personal experience
C. first hand, because the author gives facts about volcanoes
D. second hand, because the author gives facts about volcanoes
A. first hand, because the author tells a personal experience
With which statement would the authors of both passages likely agree?
A. The earth changes in many ways.
B. All people panic when they experience a volcano.
C. Volcanoes can be very dangerous.
D. Volcanoes are an excited event in nature.
C. Volcanoes can be very dangerous.
According to Passage 1, what is the meaning of the word inhabitants as used in the sentence below?
"When it erupted in 79 CE, it rained poisonous gases, rock , ash, and scalding-hot lava down on the surrounding cities and their inhabitants."
A. people
B. buildings
C. mountains
D. roads
A. people
How does the author present the information in the passage?
A. by telling events in time order
B. by showing how to solve the problem of volcanic eruptions
C. by describing different facts and details about volcanoes.
D. by comparing and contrasting different volcanoes
C. by describing different facts and details about volcanoes.
What does the image on page 23 contributes to the text?
A. Grown men were crying in fear.
B. The eruption caused a burst of flames.
C. The ocean water was preventing the magma from flowing.
D. A crowd of people were running in panic.
B. The eruption caused a burst of flames.
How are the accounts different in passage 1 and passage 2?
A. Passage 1 is a first hand account, while passage 2 is a second hand account.
B. Passage 1 is a second hand account, while passage 2 is a first hand account.
C. Passage 1 and passage 2 are both first hand accounts.
D. Passage 1 and passage 2 are both second hand accounts.
B. Passage 1 is a second hand account, while passage 2 is a first hand account.
Which word from passage 1 is a synonym for the word categories?
A. common
B. main
C. types
D. changed
C. types
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Magma collects in underground chambers.
B. Volcanoes can create avalanches and mudflows.
C. Mount Pinatubo is in the Philippines.
D. Scientists study volcanoes and their eruptions.
D. Scientists study volcanoes and their eruptions.
Choose three sentences that belong in a summary of the passages.
A. "This did not alarm us much, as this is quite an ordinary occurrence in Campania."
B. "We sat down in the open area of the house, in a small space between the buildings and the sea."
C. "We stood in front of the most dreadful and dangerous scene."
D. "A heavy shower of ashes rained upon us."
E. "Even though we saw the danger, my mother and I had no thoughts of leaving this place until we received news from my uncle."
F. "Every object that presented itself to our weakened eyes seemed to change."
C. "We stood in front of the most dreadful and dangerous scene."
D. "A heavy shower of ashes rained upon us."
E. "Even though we saw the danger, my mother and I had no thoughts of leaving this place until we received news from my uncle."
Which two statements from the passages support the claim that volcanoes are made up of lava and ash?
A. "During the eruption, Vesuvius sent ash and molten, or hot liquid, rock into the air." (passage 2)
B. "Soon afterwards, the cloud began to lower and cover the sea." (passage 2)
C. "The result is a volcanic eruption." (passage 1)
D. "It rained poisonous gases, rock, ash, and scalding-hot lava down on the surrounding cities and their inhabitants." (passage 1)
E. "Sedimentary rocks are formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organisms." (passage 1)
A. "During the eruption, Vesuvius sent ash and molten, or hot liquid, rock into the air." (passage 2)
D. "It rained poisonous gases, rock, ash, and scalding-hot lava down on the surrounding cities and their inhabitants." (passage 1)
Select the sentence before the phrase that best supports the meaning of the word quivering as used in passage 2.
A. But the quivering earth was B. especially violent that night. C. It not only shook, but it also overturned everything around us. My mother D. rushed into my bedroom, where she found me E. rising to awaken her.
C. It not only shook, but it also overturned everything around us.
Which two details from the passage support the idea that volcanoes can be hazardous?
A. "As many has 16,000 people are believed to have died because their homes were buried under layers of rock and ash."
B. "Metamorphic rocks started out as some other type of rock but have been substantially changed from their original form."
C. "When volcanoes do erupt, they can swiftly destroy habitats, towns and their inhabitants."
D. "In the meantime, cities near some volcanoes are improving their evacuation plans and teaching volcano safety."
E. "Naples has a picturesque bay to the west and a majestic mountain rising to the east."
A. "As many has 16,000 people are believed to have died because their homes were buried under layers of rock and ash."
C. "When volcanoes do erupt, they can swiftly destroy habitats, towns and their inhabitants."
Which two words would be used to describe the author?
A. bravery
B. hopeless
C. excited
D. panicked
A. bravery
D. panicked
Which account is the passage told in?
A. first hand, because the author was at Mount Vesuvius when it erupted.
B. second hand, because the author is giving facts about volcanoes.
C. first hand, because the author discusses a personal experience in a volcano.
D. second hand, because the author discusses a personal experience in a volcano.
B. second hand, because the author is giving facts about volcanoes.
Select the sentence that shows the account the passage is told in.
A. The sea seemed to roll back upon itself. B. I am certain that the beach was considerably larger. C. Several sea animals were left stranded upon it. D. Above, a black and dreadful cloud, broken with rapid, zigzag flashes, revealed behind it variously shaped masses of flame. E. The bigger flames were like sheet-lightning, but much larger.
B. I am certain that the beach was considerably larger.