Vocabulary
What is the meaning of crushing?
The ice machine is crushing the ice.
Breaking into pieces.
What is the synonym for nearby?
The school is nearby, so it only takes 5 minutes to get there.
Close.
When does the San Francisco earthquake begin?
Early in the morning in the spring of 1906.
What are Chin and his father doing when the earthquake begins?
Correctly replace the italicized words in the sentence below:
The paw of the lion had a thorn in it.
The lion's paw
What is the meaning of wreckage?
The archeologists dug through the wreckage of the ancient city.
Ruins
What is the synonym for frightened?
The fly was frightened by the fly swatter.
Terrified.
What happens just BEFORE the tenement starts to fall?
Chin and his father hide under the table.
How would you evaluate the author's use of verbs in the sentences below?
Walls crack and crumble. Windows shatter. Broken glass sprays like daggers.
Choices: The verbs...
...create vivid images.
...are vague and imprecise.
...shift from past to present.
...shift from present to past.
The verbs create vivid images.
Correctly replace the italicized words in the sentence below:
The only sounds that we could hear were the croaks of a frog.
The frog's croaks
What is the meaning of possessions?
My most valuable possessions are my money, jewelry, and my electronics.
Belongings.
What is the synonym for fearless?
The fearless soldiers parachuted out of the airplane.
What is the LAST step in the liquefaction process?
The soil becomes like quicksand.
What conclusion could the reader draw about Chin's father, based on the dialogue below?
"Don't worry about me," urges his father. "Save yourself."
He loves his son very much.
Correctly replace the italicized words in the sentence below:
Mrs. Martinez has graded the papers of her students.
her students' papers
What is the meaning of constructed?
We constructed a house out of popsicle sticks.
Built.
What is the synonym for find?
The teacher helped us find the lesson in the book.
What happens AFTER someone yells "Fire!"?
People run away from Chin and his father.
What does the author convey in the sentences below?
Chin claws at the broken boards and plaster. Dust chokes their noses and throats. Still, they scramble away like wild animals.
Choices: The crazy fantasies of an old man.
The vivid imagination of a young man.
The terror created by being caught in an earthquake.
The beliefs inspired by the myth of the Earth Dragon.
The terror created by being caught in an earthquake.
Correctly replace the italicized words in the sentence below:
The movers packed the dishes of Mr. Carter.
Mr. Carter's dishes
What is the meaning of trembled?
The children trembled when they heard the thunder.
Shook/To shake.
What is the synonym for gift?
I bought my friend a gift for her birthday.
Present.
What happens AFTER Ah Quon rescues Chin?
Ah Quon saves Chin's father.
Which conclusion could the reader draw from the sentences below?
Chin crawls up through the passage, leaving his father behind. He would be scared to be left alone in the darkness. Until now he didn't realize how brave his father is. Or how much he loves Chin.
Choices: Chin always admired his father.
Chin will never trust his father again.
Chin wishes his father would express his love more often.
Chin gains new appreciation for his father during the earthquake.
Chin gains new appreciation for his father during the earthquake.
Correctly replace the italicized words in the sentence below:
The decision of the judges was to give the prize to Alex.
the judges' decision