What Makes the Earth Shake?

Which of these words means above the ground?

• wobbly

• twisted

• aloft

• tame

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.4

What is a synonym for spied in this sentence? The hikers spied an eagle in a tall tree.

• saw

• reported

• swarmed

• drew

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CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.2.5B

What does the word settled most likely mean in this sentence? The sinking boat settled on the bottom of the lake.

• broke into pieces

• moved quickly

• floated above

• came to rest

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CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

What does the word shivers mean in this sentence? My dog shivers when we walk in the cold.

• drifts

• barks

• shakes

• pulls

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CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

What is a synonym for restless in this sentence? The restless lion walked back and forth in the cage.

• moving

• beautiful

• great

• real

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CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

One difference between people today and long ago is that

• people today have better myths about earthquakes.

• people long ago understood earthquakes better.

• people today know what causes earthquakes.

• people long ago didn’t have real earthquakes.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.9

In the West African story, what are the trees?

• the elephant’s tail

• the turtle’s claws

• the catfish’s whiskers

• the giant’s hair

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CCSS.RL.2.1

What causes earthquakes in the Native American myth "Restless Turtles"

• A turtle and his brothers swimming east and west

• A giant catfish named Namazu trying to get free under the Earth

• A giant with a soar neck

• 3 elephants, a turtle, and a cobra moving

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

What causes earthquakes in the Japanese myth "The Wiggling Catfish"

• A turtle and his brothers swimming east and west

• A giant catfish named Namazu trying to get free under the Earth

• A giant with a soar neck

• 3 elephants, a turtle, and a cobra moving

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

What causes earthquakes in the West African myth "A Shake of the Head"

• A turtle and his brothers swimming east and west

• A giant catfish named Namazu trying to get free under the Earth

• A giant with a soar neck

• 3 elephants, a turtle, and a cobra moving

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1