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Earthquake Impact Comprehension Worksheet

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Earthquake Worksheet

Earthquake scene illustration


WALT: Understand earthquake impact, explore vocabulary, and make inferences about characters' feelings and actions.

Success Criteria:

• I can use earthquake vocabulary correctly in sentences

• I can answer comprehension questions about the text

• I can make inferences about characters' feelings

• I can explain the author's purpose

Vocabulary Matching

1. earthquake
2. magnitude
3. aftershocks
4. evacuated
5. huddled
a) crowded together for warmth or protection
b) smaller tremors that follow a main earthquake
c) moved away from danger to safety
d) the strength or size of an earthquake
e) sudden shaking of the ground
6. Choose THREE words from above and write a sentence for each:

Reading Comprehension

7. What was the first thing Ellie did when the earthquake started?

Ran outside

Hid under her desk

Called for help

Looked for her family

8. What were Ellie's main worries during the earthquake? What evidence is in the text?

Her family's safety

Her house being damaged

Running out of food

Getting to school

9. How did the community help each other after the earthquake?
10. Why do you think the author wrote this story? What was their purpose?
11. Inference: How do you think Ellie felt when she saw the damage to her neighbourhood? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
12. What does the phrase "the ground beneath her feet felt like jelly" tell us about the earthquake?

Earthquake Timeline

13. Challenge: Draw and label a timeline showing the main events from Ellie's earthquake experience. Include at least 5 key events.


• Work with a partner to discuss answers before writing if you need to.

• Use the text to find key words for your answers

• Focus on questions 7-9 first

Extra:

• Research a real earthquake in New Zealand and compare it to Ellie's experience. Create a poster

• Write an additional paragraph about what might happen next in the story. As if you're the author


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