4th Grade Benchmark Unit 8 Week 3

After Mt. Vesuvius erupted, Pompei was covered with _____________ and ________.

• August and chalky

• debris and molten

• volcanic ash and debris

• distracted and revealed

The roots magn-, magni-, magna- mean....

• fantastic/amazing

• large/great

• small/tiny

• earth/soil

After the ash cloud disappeared,  a great crater was made known by all who looked up at the volcano.

• molten

• instances

• revealed

• promontory

The conversation between the characters in the book was very funny.

• instances

• debris

• reveal

• dialogue

The loose natural material consisting of broken pieces of glass and metal were left behind after a car accident.

• debris

• distracted

• instances

• volcanic ash

Which of these statements is written in the first person with an eyewitness point of view.

• "My uncle having left us, I spent such time as was left on my studies, until it was time for my bath."

• "The ashes now began to fall upon the ground, though at first not in great quantity."

• "The shock came, and furled my bed against the opposite wall."

• "But it was like a room when it is shut up and all the lights put out."

Which of these root sentences is written correctly?

• The magnifying glass made the image seem greater in size

• The magnifying glass made the image seem greater in size.

• The magnifying glass made the image seem greater in size.

• The magnifying glass made the image seem smaller in size.

Which of these statements is subjective?

• The sun is bright.

• The sun is hot.

• The sun is beautiful.

• The sun is far away.

There are many __________ of volcanoes erupting.

• cases

• instances

• debris

• revealed

The student was unable to concentrate on her work because there was a party after school.

• debris

• distracted

• revealed

• promontory