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Vocabulary Practice
Pele Searches for a Home: Earthquakes!
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Pele Searches for a Home: Earthquakes!
Cloze Sentences
Select the appropriate word to complete each sentence.
1. If you live on along a ____line, you may experience frequent earthquakes.
a. fault
b. faucet
c. fence
d. facet
2. Earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain building, and ocean trench formation typically occur
along the borders of _______.
a. technician
b. technique
c. tectonic plates
d. technicolor
3. The vibrations of the earth can be attributed to earthquakes and their _____ tremors.
a. signing
b. seizure
c. sizing
d. seismic
4. If you run around the corner, you may _____ with someone.
a. collate
b. collide
c. collect
d. collapse
5. You wouldn't want to be under a bridge that is ready to _____.
a. elapse
b. eclipse
c. collapse
d. glimpse
6. The _____ flow of water from the broken pipe flooded the room.
a. continuous
b. contentious
c. contagious
d. conscious
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7. You'll need a jacket for _____ against the windstorm.
a. celebration
b. cooperation
c. protection
d. location
8. We take ___ trips to New York to visit my grandmother.
a. freedom
b. frequent
c. freeway
d. freshman
9. School was closed because of the _____ snowstorm.
a. severe
b. severance
c. several
d. serve
10. Some of the earthquakes are so small that they go _______.
a. unintended
b. unconnected
c. unprotected
d. undetected
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Pele Searches for a Home: Earthquakes!
Matching Words with Definitions
Select the word for the definition that is provided.
1. a large crack in the earth's surface - a fracture in the earth's crust
a. fault
b. vault
c. malt
d. fork
2. of or pertaining to the earth's crust
a. technology
b. harmonics
c. plate tectonics
d. electronics
3. of, concerning, or resulting from an earthquake
a. cyclic
b. psychic
c. sidekick
d. seismic
4. when two or more moving objects bump or crash into each other with force
a. decide
b. collide
c. collect
d. collage
5. to suddenly fall down or give way
a. collapse
b. collide
c. collect
d. collage
6. without stopping; ongoing
a. continent
b. continuous
c. contextual
d. contribution
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7. the act of keeping safe against harm or injury
a. property
b. promotion
c. protection
d. problem
8. happening often; many times in a short period of time
a. frequent
b. talent
c. absent
d. recent
9. very strong, intense, or serious
a. cohere
b. revere
c. premiere
d. severe
10. unseen, secret, undiscovered
a. unaffected
b. uninfected
c. unexpected
d. undetected
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Word Antonyms
Select the appropriate antonym. Write the word in the blank.
1. Release is to hold as collapse is to ___________.
a. raise
b. fall
c. break
d. cave in
2. Above is to below as continuous is to ____________.
a. nonstop
b. endless
c. interrupted
d. flow
3. Rich is to poor as protection is to __________.
a. assurance
b. attack
c. comfort
d. shelter
4. Splendid is to plain as frequent is to ____________.
a. usual
b. daily
c. regular
d. not often
5. Wet is to dry as severe is to ___________.
a. mild
b. bitter
c. fierce
d. drastic
6. Water is to fire as undetected is to ___________.
a. mysterious
b. known
c. invisible
d. covert
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Semantic Association of Words
Select 2 words that are associated with the first word.
1. fault
a.
b.
c.
d.
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flaw
fracture
perfect
sound
6. continuous
a. ongoing
b. interrupted
c. broken
d. endless
2. plate tectonics
a. crust
b. atmosphere
c. space
d. mantle
7. protection
a. pen
b. shield
c. defense
d. write
3. seismic
a. waves
b. scenery
c. ripple
d. concrete
8. frequent
a. rarely
b. seldom
c. often
d. usual
4. collide
a. avoid
b. prevent
c. run into
d. crash
9. severe
a. serious
b. mild
c. intense
d. gentle
5. collapse
a. cave in
b. raise
c. fall
d. lift
10. undetected
a. concealed
b. unrevealed
c. open
d. uncovered
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Vocabulary Challenge 1
1. A fault in the Earth is most like ___________.
a. a mountain
b. a mudslide
c. a large crack
d. a cave
2. The study of plate tectonics is closely related to __________.
a. movements of the earth’s crust
b. plant growth
c. the solar system
d. blood flow in the human body
3. What physical activity is described as seismic activity?
a. increased wave activity
b. a massive thunderstorm
c. an avalanche
d. movement of the earth’s plates
4. If you saw two cars collide, you would see two cars __________.
a. racing along the track
b. crashing into each other
c. stopping at the same time
d. speeding past each other
5. What is NOT an example of something likely to collapse?
a. a house built of straw
b. a weak roof under heavy snowfall
c. concrete steps to the backyard
d. a bridge after an earthquake
6. An example of a continuous sound is __________.
a. a buzzing noise that won't stop
b. a short humming sound
c. a loud sound like a blast from a horn
d. a noise that goes on and off in a few seconds
7. Which of the following needs protection?
a. tall weeds
b. metal shield
c. sharp sword
d. endangered plants
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8. An example of a frequent visitor to the museum is someone who __________.
a. never visits
b. visits about once a year
c. visits often
d. owns the museum
9. Which of the following is NOT severe weather?
a. slightly breezy
b. snow storm
c. tornado
d. hurricane
10. An action that goes undetected is __________.
a. not factual
b. not present
c. not noticed
d. not sudden
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Vocabulary Challenge 2
1. Examples of forces that cause faults in the earth are ____________.
a. floods
b. earthquakes
c. rainstorms
d. glacial melting
2. Which physical occurrence is most related to the study of plate tectonics?
a. snowstorms
b. floods
c. wildfires
d. earthquakes
3. The strength of an ________ is measured by seismic wave activity.
a. earthquake
b. tsunami
c. snow avalanche
d. hurricane
4. An example of collide is __________.
a. collecting someone's belongings
b. cooperating with your friends
c. bumping into someone while turning a corner
d. organizing important information
5. An example of collapse is __________.
a. playing well together
b. the crumbling of a building during an earthquake
c. collecting pieces of information
d. a floating feather
6. Which of the following is NOT an example of continuous?
a. rain that doesn't stop for a week
b. a long line of people at a theater
c. a clock that doesn't work
d. water that bubbles from a spring
7. Which of the following is NOT an example of protection?
a. staying safe in a tornado shelter
b. wearing safety glasses when doing an experiment
c. getting a flu shot
d. eating unhealthy food
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8. An example of frequent is __________.
a. a bus making many stops along its route
b. goods or cargo being transported
c. acting in an excited way
d. clean and refreshing air
9. Which of the following is an example of severe?
a. a mild winter
b. a sad movie
c. a serious injury
d. a dessert
10. An undetected illness is one that __________.
a. no one has caught
b. no one has cured
c. no one has planned
d. no one has noticed
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Pele Searches for a Home: Earthquakes! Vocabulary Answer Sheet
Cloze Sentences
Word Definitions
Word Antonyms
Semantic Associations
Challenge 1
Challenge 2
1.
fault
1.
fault
1.
raise
1.
flaw / fracture
1. c. a large crack
1.b.earthquakes
2.
tectonic plates
2.
tectonic plates
2.
interrupted
2.
crust / mantle
2. a. movement of the earth’s
crust
2. d. earthquakes
3.
seismic
3.
seismic
3.
attack
3.
waves / ripple
3. a. earthquake
4.
collide
4.
collide
4.
not often
4.
run into / crash
3. d. movement of the earth’s
plates
5.
collapse
5.
collapse
5.
mild
5.
cave in / fall
4. b. crashing into each other
6.
continuous
6.
continuous
6.
known
6.
ongoing / endless
5. c. concrete steps to the
backyard
7.
protection
7.
protection
7.
shield / defense
8.
frequent
8.
frequent
8.
often / usual
6. a. a buzzing noise that
won’t stop
9.
severe
9.
severe
9.
serious / intense
7. d. endangered plants
4. c. bumping into someone
while turning a corner
5. b. the crumbling of a
building during an
earthquake
6. c. a clock that doesn’t work
7. d. eating unhealthy food
10. undetected
10. undetected
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10. concealed / unrevealed
8. c. visits often
8. a. a bus making many
stops along its route
9. a. slightly breezy
9. c. a serious injury
10. c not noticed
10. d. no one has noticed
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