Pompeii Reading Comprehension
Authored by Margaret Anderson
English
3rd - 5th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why couldn't the people move?
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why were people in Pompeii trapped in their houses?
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RI.3.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The author stated that Vesuvius "was like a sleeping giant". What does that mean?
The volcano is erupting
The volcano doesn't exist
The volcano is inactive but could be powerful
The volcano never sleeps
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
No one who stayed in Pompeii was saved.
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.10
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.5.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who saw the explosion of Vesuvius from across the bay.
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.10
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Look at pages 12 and 13. What can you tell about Pompeii?
It had a cool climate
it had a large population
It had a small population
it was protected from natural disasters
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RI.3.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
After he grew up, what did Pliny write about?
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
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