I Survived: Comprehension Questions
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I Survived: Comprehension Questions
The Night the Ground Moved
Nikau was helping her uncle close his small bookshop in San Francisco when the floor gave a sudden shudder. A row of books slid from a shelf. Then came a deep rumble, and the whole building lurched from side to side. “Under the table!” her uncle called. Nikau crouched beside him and covered her head. Dust drifted down from the ceiling. Somewhere outside, glass shattered. The shaking stopped, but Nikau could hear alarms and people calling in the street. Her uncle checked that they were both safe. They waited before moving, just as he had taught her during earthquake practice. When they stepped outside, the pavement was cracked and bricks lay in a heap near the shop doorway. Nikau spotted a neighbour standing beside a fallen sign. She wanted to run over, but her uncle reminded her to look for dangers first. Together, they walked carefully to the open square, away from buildings and power lines. At the square, people shared water and helped one another contact their families. Nikau was still frightened, but she felt steadier when she saw neighbours working together. The city was badly shaken, yet small acts of care were already helping people recover.
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Use information from the passage to support your answers. Some questions ask you to infer, or make a sensible conclusion from clues.
- At a bookshop in San Francisco
- At home in Wellington
- On a train outside the city
- In the open square
- It moved suddenly and unsteadily
- It stayed perfectly still
- It floated gently upwards
- It slowly became quieter
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