Story Questions
At the beginning of the passage, it says VDAP members debated whether the alert should be moved to a level 3. What does debated mean?
discussed
What is the authors purpose for writing this story selection?
Inform the reader why it's important to study natural disasters.
Moving away from a dangerous situations
I wrote Amy a letter. Is Amy a direct object or an indirect object?
Indirect Object
Moment later, rain and wind from a typhoon that had hit the island completely hid the erupting volcano. What type of figurative language?
Personification
This type of natural disaster is difficult to predicts because they don't erupt in the same order.
What is a Volcano?
Why does the author include "Looking for Lumps?"
It's background information about volcanos.
Discussing Important ideas or trying to make a decision
Conferring
She described the eclipse. What part of speech is described?
What is a verb?
The earthquakes were so intense that the needles on the seismographs banged from the top to the bottom, TUNK, TUNK, TUNK, TUNK, making alarming blocks of solid ink. Type of figurative language?
Onomatopoeia
If the lights went out, it meant they lost power because the volcanic flow had taken over the power supply and they needed to run to safety.
If the lights went out, it meant they lost power because the volcanic flow had taken over the power supply and they needed to run to safety.
What genre is this story selection?
Narrative Non-Fiction
The outcomes or effect of an action
consequences
She described the eclipse. What is the direct object?
Eclipse
Peter Piper Picked a Peak of Pickled Peppers. Type of Figurative Language?
Alliteration
Why did the instruments that the scientists use flatline?
The eruption had destroyed the monitoring stations.
Why are there quotes included in certain sections of the story selection?
To help the reader understand what the narrator of the story was feeling.
Happening in a large area or among a large group of people
Widespread
She described the eclipse. What is the indirect object?
There is no indirect object in this sentence.
True, I do like Sue!
Assonance
How is the story selection organized?
It tells the events the scientists faced in the order that they occurred.
On page 192, there is a full page illustration of what appears to be a giant cloud. What is it really and why does the author include this photo in the story selection?
It is ash filling the sky to the stratosphere, showing the massive mushroom cloud.
Something that makes you worry that something bad might happen
alarming
I wrote mom and dad using the pen. What is/are the indirect object(s)?
Who are mom and dad
Birds of a feather flock together. Type of figurative language?
Adage