» Is That an Earthquake?

Is That an Earthquake?

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Book meta-data
  • Reading Box: Green (Levels 12-14)
  • Year: One
  • Fiction/Nonfiction: Fiction
  • Theme/Topic: Earth science, Family
  • Genre: General narrative
  • Strategy/Skills: Determining main ideas, Summarising, Monitoring for meaning
  • Page Count: 12
  • Reading Level: 13
  • Item Code: 200045
  • High Frequency Words: feel, under
  • Curriculum Codes: ACELA1454, ACELT1582, ACELT1584, ACELT1585, ACELY1658, ACELY1659, ACELY1660, ACELA1469, ACELA1470, ACELY1669, ACELY1670
Reader Description

Every time the house shakes, the family asks if it is an earthquake. First a train passes. Then the wind blows. What happens when there is a real earthquake?

After you have completed the Reader

The author has used different words to describe the sounds in the story For example, "rattling and "chattering". Make a list of the other "sound" words in the story. Choose two words. Write them in a sentence that describes the earthquake.

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