PRACTICE BOOK
VOLUME 1 GRADE 6
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GENRE STUDY 1 REALISTIC FICTION
GENRE STUDY 3 REALISTIC FICTION
VOCABULARY
A. Choose and write the correct answers.
1. We entered the ____________ kitchen to find that my toast had burned.
a. plummeting b. documentation c. smoky d. scalding
2. Our school has an ____________ plan in case of fire.
a. eruption b. occurred c. exerts d. evacuation
3. A strange thing ____________ while I was on the way to school today.
a. occurred b. cascaded c. scalding d. pulverize
4. ____________ of glass fell from the broken window.
a. Smoky
b. Evacuation c. Shards d. Smothering
5. The firefighters are ____________ the flames in the kitchen with a blanket. a. plummeting b. smothering c. catastrophic d. shards
6. The ____________ water is far too hot to drink.
a. smoky b. pulverize c. scalding d. exerts
7. Huge pieces of hail are ____________ from the sky! Get inside!
a. smothering b. dynamic c. witness d. plummeting
8. The water ____________ down the waterfall.
a. occurred b. catastrophic c. scalding d. cascaded
9. A lot of important ____________ was lost in the fire at the town hall.
a. plummeting b. documentation c. evacuation d. occurred
10. This machine is used to ____________ rocks to make gravel. a. pulverize b. shards c. cascaded d. witness
11. The force of the volcano’s last ____________ blew off the entire side of the mountain.
a. eruption b. dynamic c. smoky d. evacuation
12. A ____________ earthquake hit the city and destroyed many buildings. a. plummeting b. dynamic c. catastrophic d. witness
13. The Indian Plate ____________ so much pressure that it makes Mt. Everest taller each year.
a. scalding b. shards c. eruption d. exerts
14. It was scary to ____________ the robbery at the jewelry store.
a. pulverize b. documentation c. witness d. smothering
15. Seoul is a ____________ city that is always changing. a. pulverize b. dynamic c. smoky d. shards
B. Write the words next to the correct meanings. Use the words from the box.
10. adj. quickly changing; never staying the same exerts dynamic shards catastrophic cascaded occurred eruption documentation evacuation scalding pulverize witness
1. adj. destructive; extremely damaging
2. n. the act of leaving a place of danger for a safer place
3. v. uses a lot of physical or mental strength
4. v. see something happen
5. adj. extremely hot, especially when talking about liquids
6. v. fell and tumbled down over a surface
7. n. written paperwork needed for something or proving something to be true
8. v. happened; took place
9. n. an explosion of a volcano that sends lava, ash, and gases into the sky
A. Circle and write.
1. Marta Ramírez saw newsreels about an explosion / a volcanic eruption ____________.
2. Soldiers on the ground near the volcano ran from the rock splinters / fiery daggers ____________ falling from the sky.
3. Ramírez has studied many of the world’s volcanoes / wars ____________.
4. Ramírez has sent robots / climbed down ____________ into the smoking crater of Mount Vesuvius many times.
B. Choose the correct answers.
1. As a young girl during World War II, what did Marta Ramírez experience?
a. She was trapped in a town when Mount Vesuvius erupted.
b. She flew in a B-25 airplane near an erupting volcano.
c. She saw newsreels of Mount Vesuvius erupting.
d. She had to leave her home to escape fighting.
2. What did Ramírez study when she got older?
a. She studied geology and volcanology.
b. She studied airplanes and how to fly.
c. She studied war and fighting tactics.
d. She studied diplomacy and how to make peace.
3. What volcano inspires Ramírez’s work?
a. Mount Etna inspires her work.
b. Mount Vesuvius inspires her work.
c. Krakatoa inspires her work.
d. Mount Saint Helens inspires her work.
C. Circle T (True) or F (False).
1. Ramírez flew in a B-25 during World War II.
2. Mount Vesuvius erupted during World War II.
D. Answer the question.
1. What natural disasters have you seen on the news?
E. Circle and write.
1. Ramírez climbed with dozens of curious soldiers / tourists ____________ visiting Mount Vesuvius.
2. Their shoes crunched on cinders / craters ____________ that had been dropped there long ago.
3. Mount Vesuvius was quiet then, but it was only sleeping / erupting ____________.
4. The volcano had roared like a lion / an elephant ____________ in 1944.
F. Choose the correct answers.
1. Who is telling the story when the voice shifts to first person?
a. A tourist at Mount Vesuvius is telling the story.
b. The story is being told by a soldier in World War II.
c. A monster is telling the story straight from its mouth.
d. Marta Ramírez is telling the story in her memoir.
2. What proved that the volcano wasn’t dead?
a. Rising columns of smoke and ash proved the volcano wasn’t dead.
b. Frequent tremors and small earthquakes proved the volcano wasn’t dead.
c. Glowing splinters of rock raining down like daggers proved the volcano wasn’t dead.
d. Ramírez’s visits proved the volcano wasn’t dead.
3. What does the lava that once cascaded down the mountain look like today?
a. It looks like a roaring lion.
b. It looks like elephant skin.
c. It looks like a burning blanket.
d. It looks like glowing red fingers.
G. Circle T (True) or F (False).
1. Marta Ramírez and some tourists visited an erupting volcano. T F
2. Ramírez and the tourists were in great danger climbing Mount Vesuvius. T F
H. Answer the question.
1. Where could you visit a volcano?
COMPREHENSION CHECK-UP
I. Circle and write.
1. There is a lot of documentation about Vesuvius’s past / future ____________.
2. Pliny the Younger described the eruption in his letters / memoirs ____________.
3. Seismographs / Cones ____________ measure the slightest shifts in the rock beneath the volcano.
4. Ramírez and her crew measured lava / gases ____________ leaking from small vents in the volcano.
J. Choose the correct answers.
1. How do geologists learn about past eruptions?
a. Geologists study the rocks that were formed during past eruptions.
b. Geologists climb down into smoking craters to learn about past eruptions.
c. Geologists read letters and documents from past writers.
d. Geologists study tremors and small earthquakes to learn about past eruptions.
2. How do we know so much about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.?
a. The eruption of 79 A.D. is still happening today.
b. The eruption was documented in Pliny the Younger’s letters.
c. Geologists have studied the rocks from that eruption.
d. The eruption of 79 A.D. was exactly like every other volcanic eruption.
3. Why did Ramírez and her crew climb down into the crater of Mount Vesuvius?
a. They just thought it would be exciting.
b. They were checking if it was safe for tourists.
c. They planned to study the rocks for past eruptions.
d. They wanted to map what was going on underground.
K. Circle T (True) or F (False).
1. No eruptions of Mount Vesuvius occurred between 79 A.D. and 1944. T F
2. Volcanologists don’t think Mount Vesuvius will erupt again.
L. Answer the question.
1. What might you write about if you witnessed a natural disaster?
M. Circle and write.
1. Vesuvius still / no longer ____________ threatens the environment around it.
2. No one can plan for / outrun ____________ an eruption like that of Vesuvius.
3. Naples needs to be warned seven days / hours ____________ before an eruption for the evacuation plans to succeed.
4. Volcanologists hope to give people the supplies / warning ____________ they need to stay safe in case of an eruption.
N. Choose the correct answers.
1. What would happen to Naples if Mount Vesuvius erupted tomorrow?
a. Naples has a detailed evacuation plan, so it would be fine.
b. Naples would not be ready, and many people would lose their lives.
c. Thousands of tourists would travel to Naples to see the eruption.
d. Most people would be able to outrun the volcanic eruption.
2. What is the only sure way to protect people who live near the volcano?
a. The only sure way is to give people enough warning.
b. The only sure way is to build a very large wall.
c. The only sure way is to fill in the volcano so it can’t erupt.
d. The only sure way is to build a protective glass dome over the city.
3. What are geologists doing to help the city of Naples?
a. Geologists are changing the direction of a river to flow into the volcano.
b. Geologists are digging a tunnel to drain the magma from the volcano.
c. Geologists are watching the volcano in case it becomes active again.
d. Geologists are encouraging citizens to leave the city of Naples.
O. Circle T (True) or F (False).
1. Marta Ramírez still goes into the crater of Vesuvius. T F
2. The city of Naples has a detailed evacuation plan. T F
P. Answer the question.
1. What might you have a safety plan for?
Reread “The Monster in the Mountain” and complete the Main Idea and Key Details chart.
Main Idea
Detail
Detail
Detail
A. Complete the summary with the words from the box.
The Monster in the Mountain
The sections “When the Monster Awakens” and “Looking Ahead” give information about the eruptions of Mount ______________ in Italy. The most disastrous ______________ was in 79 A.D. The ash and lava from that eruption ______________ two ______________ cities. Only a few people
______________. Since then, many smaller ______________ have occurred. ______________ believe another eruption could occur in the future. The city of ______________ would be in danger if an eruption occurred. It lies at the ______________ of ______________ Vesuvius. However, according to the author, volcanologists might be able to give people a ______________. Then they would be able to ______________ in time. eruption Volcanologists leave eruptions Mount survived nearby foot destroyed warning Naples Vesuvius
B. Read the summary and practice to orally summarize the story.
A. Choose and write the correct answers.
1. My brother interrupted me when I was talking on the phone.
a. frightening b. pit c. hooked d. constantly
2. She studies all reptiles, but she has a for snakes. a. passion b. constantly c. permanent d. frightening
3. The dinosaur skeletons are on display because everyone loves to see them.
a. educate b. permanent c. pit d. passion
4. Going in that haunted house was the most thing I’ve ever done. a. passion b. constantly c. educate d. frightening
5. Our coach will ____________ us about health and physical fitness.
a. educate b. frightening c. permanent d. hooked
6. They dug a ____________ to catch rainwater. a. constantly b. passion c. pit d. permanent
7. He played the game once and was instantly ____________ . a. educate b. hooked c. passion d. pit
VOCABULARY PAIRED READ
B. Choose the correct words for the meanings.
1. adj. scary; terrifying a. educate b. frightening c. constantly d. permanent
2. adv. without stopping a. constantly b. permanent c. frightening d. hooked
3. n. a very strong feeling of liking something a. pit b. educate c. passion d. constantly
4. adj. unchanging; remaining the same always or for a long time a. permanent b. frightening c. hooked d. constantly
5. v. teach; instruct a. passion b. pit
c. educate d. permanent
6. adj. enjoying something so much that you want to do it as much as possible a. constantly b. pit c. frightening d. hooked
7. n. a large hole dug into the ground a. pit b. permanent c. hooked d. passion
A. Circle and write.
1. Mt. Stromboli is a volcano on a peninsula / an island ____________ off the coast of Sicily.
2. The O’Mearas photograph / paint ____________ and study volcanoes all over the world.
3. Donna went back to school / Sicily ____________ at the age of 32 to study science.
4. The islands that make up Connecticut / Hawaii ____________ were formed by volcanic activity.
B. Choose the correct answers.
1. Why didn’t Donna and Steve O’Meara climb down the steep slopes of Mt. Stromboli during a storm?
a. They were trying to get the perfect photograph.
b. They were waiting to be married.
c. It was dark, so it would be too dangerous.
d. The volcano was erupting, and they wanted to see it up close.
2. What do Donna and her husband hope their work will do?
a. They hope it will help stop volcanoes erupting.
b. They hope it will help scientists better understand volcanoes.
c. They hope it will make them famous around the world.
d. They hope it will make them a lot of money.
COMPREHENSION CHECK-UP
3. What did Donna do after graduation?
a. She met her husband and was married on a volcano.
b. She traveled to Sicily to climb Mt. Stromboli.
c. She became an artist, photographer, and writer.
d. She photographed thunder and lightning storms.
C. Circle T (True) or F (False).
1. It was scary for Donna when she was trapped on Mt. Stromboli. T F
2. Donna and Steve met when they first worked together. T F
D. Answer the question.
1. What would it be like to be trapped on an erupting volcano?
E. Circle and write.
1. Volcano Watch International uses photographs and videos to educate / scare ____________ people about the dangers of volcanoes.
2. Donna thinks the experience of being trapped on Mt. Stromboli was the happiest / scariest ____________ experience of her life.
3. The sides of Mt. Stromboli are dark / steep ____________.
4. Donna believes they have the best / worst ____________ jobs on Earth.
F. Choose the correct answers.
1. What is Volcano Watch International?
a. It is an organization dedicated to using volcanoes to generate electricity.
b. It is an organization dedicated to helping people hurt by volcanic activity.
c. It is an organization dedicated to stopping volcanic activity on Earth.
d. It is an organization dedicated to understanding how active volcanoes work.
2. What kind of volcano is Mt. Stromboli?
a. It is a stratovolcano.
b. It is an explosive volcano.
c. It is a shield volcano.
d. It is a scary volcano.
3. Where can you see the O’Mearas’ volcano photographs, videos, and samples of volcanic rock?
a. You will have to visit Volcano Watch International to see them.
b. They are part of the collection at the Smithsonian Institution.
c. You can see them in a book published by the O’Mearas.
d. They are available for viewing online at their website.
G. Circle T (True) or F (False).
1. Kilauea is a stratovolcano. T F
2. Donna was freezing when she was trapped on Mt. Stromboli.
H. Answer the question.
1. Who in your class would be interested in photographing erupting volcanoes?
WRITE ABOUT THE TEXT
Writing Trait: Voice (Tone and Style)
A. Read Abby’s writing. Abby’s topic sentence sets a formal tone.
Abby’s Model
The eruptions of Mount Vesuvius have consistently had a damaging effect on the environment around it. In the eruption of 79 A.D., the fiery lava and thick ash completely destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum and killed almost all the people.
B. Read the draft model. Use the questions that follow the draft to help you think about ways to give a distinct voice to the text.
1. How can you change the first sentence to give it a particular “voice,” or style and tone?
2. What does the narrator see and hear in the swamp? What could the narrator feel, taste, or smell in the swamp?
3. What words would help the reader understand how the narrator feels about being alone in the swamp? What vivid descriptions would show this?
Draft Model
I sometimes walk in the swamp near my home. In my high boots, I see frogs and trees in the fog. I usually walk alone. All I can hear is my steps in the water.
C. Now revise the draft by adding words and phrases that help to develop the style and tone of the writing.
My Revision
