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Unit 1 Formative 4 edits

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20 questions

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Question 1

1.

What is the main idea of the text?

There's not a way to survive a tsunami.

Most people died. 

Tsunamis are dangerous .

As a deadly tsunami speeds towards Japan’ coast, a group of kids race to save themselves and hundreds of others.

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Question 2

2.

What were the students doing when the earthquake started?

studying tsunamis 

they were getting ready for after-school activities

in class 

waiting for their parents 

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Question 3

3.

In what ocean did this tsunami occur?

Pacific Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean

Sea of Japan

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Question 4

4.

In what country did this tsunami occur?

Kamaishi

Japan

Tokyo

Asia

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Question 5

5.

What was the junior high school’s name where the students attended?

Kamaishi South

Kamaishi North

Kamaishi West

Kamaishi East

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Question 6

6.

How many more times powerful was the earthquake in Japan than the earthquake in Haiti?

10,000 times 

100 times 

10 times 

1,000 times 

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Question 7

7.

Use context clues to find the meaning of these words

massive

medium 

small 

large

deep 

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Question 8

8.

Use context clues to find the meaning of these words

obliterated

drowned 

saved 

preserved 

destroyed 

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Question 9

9.

Use context clues to find the meaning of these words

hazard

construction

chemical 

danger

safety 

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Question 10

10.

Why did the students create hazard maps of possible tsunamis?

for a grade 

to put walls up 

to understand the possible damage 

to rebuild the city 

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Question 11

11.

Why did the students of Kamaishi East know that the disaster wasn’t over after the earthquake?

There was an eerie quiet.

They heard an alarm. 

They followed the evacuation drill.

 Their teacher told them to evacuate.

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Question 12

12.

Use context clues to find the meaning of these words

engulfed

underneath

golfing 

surrounded 

partly covered 

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Question 13

13.

Why did the teachers in the elementary school change their minds about evacuating?

They saw the wave coming.

They saw the car coming toward the window.

They saw the older students running.

They heard the alarm.

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Question 14

14.

How did the students know that they had no time to stand and wait?

They studied earthquakes and tsunamis in class.

They were told to run by their teachers.

They felt like something was weird.

They didn't know they had no time.

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Question 15

15.

Use context clues to find the meaning of these words

quaint

cute 

small

large 

peculiar 

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Question 16

16.

Use context clues to find the meaning of these words

submerged

underwater

washed away

destroyed 

exploded 

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Question 17

17.

Use context clues to find the meaning of these words

reunited

brought together

separated

isolated 

added to 

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Question 18

18.

Use context clues to find the meaning of these words

lair

home

starting point 

epicenter 

wavelength 

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Question 19

19.

What happened to many coastal towns?

rebuilt 

saved 

preserved 

erased

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Question 20

20.

Who inspired the people of the city?

teachers 

towns people

students

shop owners