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Grammar
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built
What is constructed
100
smashing
What is crushed
100
The time and date that the San Francisco earthquake began
What is 5:12 am, Wednesday, April 18, 1909
100
Chin and his father are doing this when the earthquake begins.
What is p. 350 Getting ready to go to the Travises' house
100
Make a possessive noun The paw of the dog
What is dog's paw.
200
things you own
What is posessions
200
shakes
What is trembles
200
What happens just before the tenement starts to fall?
What is p. 350 Timbers crack.
200
Make a possessive noun The room of the brothers
What is brothers' room
300
a broad, flat piece
What is slab
300
Liquefaction causes this to happen to the land
What is it becomes like quicksand.
300
This happened after someone yelled, "Fire!"
What is p. 356 People run away leaving Chin and his father to rescue themselves.
300
Make a possessive noun The decision of the moms
What is moms' decision
400
broken stones or bricks The man was buried in ________ when the wall fell.
What is rubble
400
leftover bits of something that is ruined The ____ was so bad the house had to be rebuilt.
What is wreckage
400
This is a myth the Chinese use to explain earthquakes
What is the Earth Dragon
400
This happens after Ah Quon rescues Chin
What is p. 358 Ah Quon digs to save Ah Sing.
400
Make a possessive noun The teacher of the children
What is children's teacher
500
an apartment building often poorly taken care of
What is tenement
500
pieces of broken things There was ____ everywhere you looked.
What is debris
500
This shows that Ah Sing loves his son very much
What is He tells Chin, "Don't worry about me. Save yourself."
500
This causes liquefaction
What is p. 352 The earthquake tosses water from deep underground and mixes with the landfill.
500
Synonyms for nice (points for each answer that is correct)
What is (points for each answer that is correct)