4th Grade - Reading Comprehension

What Genre is the story "A World of Change" ?

• Fairy Tale

• Expository

• Poetry

Some natural changes are slow. Others are ____________________.

• Fast

• minimal

• okay

Both kinds of changes alter the outside, or _____________________ of the earth.

• surface

• between

• dirt

Erosion causes landforms to _______________________________.

• get bigger

• get smaller

• expand

One example of deposition is a ___________________________________.

• Sand Dune

• volcano

• Lava

What are two ways erosion can be prevented?

• Seawalls and plants

• plants and animals

• houses and water

An erupting volcano can cause a ____________________________.

• crisis

• party

• solution

When heavy rain loosens the side of a hill or mountain, rocks and dirt can slide down. This is called a _______________________________.

• landslides

• volcano

• earthquake

An emergency plan is one way to be ____________________________ for disaster.

• prepared

• not ready

• perfect

In a complete sentence, name two ways the earth changes naturally.