Unit 5 Assessment Review

According to the text, what causes earthquakes?

• the movement of earth's surface

• natural disasters

• the ground shaking

The text describes the way earthquakes can be destructive. How can they be destructive?

• Earthquakes usually last for up to 30 seconds, so they are quick.

• Earthquakes can ruin homes and towns, and they can kill people.

• People don't have time to evacuate because it is hard to know when they will happen.

In paragraph 5, what does the word advanced mean?

• traditional

• highly developed

• simple

What does the word tremble mean in paragraph 2?

• remain still

• shake

• sink

Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• The first expedition to the bottom of the Mariana Trench took place on January, 23 1960.

• The first expedition to, the bottom of the Mariana Trench, took place on January 23 1960.

• The first expedition to the bottom of the Mariana Trench took place on January 23, 1960.

Choose the sentence that uses commas and quotation marks correctly with dialogue.

• "What if," wondered Wegener, "continents were like enormous pieces of ice?"

• "What if wondered Wegener continents were like enormous pieces of ice?"

• "What if", wondered Wegener, "continents were like enormous pieces of ice?

Select the phrase that has the adjectives in the correct order.

• large, Hawaiian, a volcano old

• a large, old, Hawaiian volcano

• a Hawaiian, old, volcano large

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Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

An earthquake can seem to happen  _____​ , but it actually happens because pressure has been building up for some time

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• loudly

• carefully

• abruptly

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Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

A mid-ocean ridge can form along a huge _____, or crack, in Earth’s crust.

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• photograph

• biography

• rupture

What is compare and contrast?

• Comparison in writing discusses elements that are similar, while contrast in writing discusses elements that are different

• Comparison in writing discusses elements that are different, while contrast in writing discusses elements that are similar

• None of the above