Earthquake Story

Name: Earthquake                Date: 12/11/13

Reading Activities for “Earthquake” Pg. 3 - 6

1. Identify the characters, setting, Point of view (P.O.V.), plot, and theme in the story. (elements)

Answer: Ellie - was the main character, she was the worried one i their family. It seemed liked cared for her friends. Mom - went to go buy supplies for the family such as water, batteries and bread. Dad - he checked up on Ellie.

Plot: Earthquake - Fresh Water

Setting - Was in Christchurch in a house

2. What is the main conflict/problem in the story?

Answer: When the earthquake hit Ellie, she was worried about her friend, cat and also her house. It caused a major damage to all house in Christchurch. The power and water got cut of.

3. How does the main character feel throughout the story, and tell how you know from something you read in the text. (provide evidence)

Answer: Ellie felt really afraid at night because she was too scared to sleep. She felt much safer going to sleep at night.

4. What genre is the story? How do you know?

Answer: The story is Non - fiction because the earthquake is real

5. Why did the family need to save water?

Answer: To have heaps for emergency

6. Is the story a fictional account or a true account? How do you know?

Answer: It’s a true account because its based on a true event

Why did engineers need to visit the family’s house?

Answer: The engineers went to their houses to test if it was safe or not

7. What does the word demolished mean?

Answer: Destroyed/Destroying

8. List 2 verbs, 2, adjectives, and 2 nouns that the author used in the story.

Answer: Verbs-crouched,walked , Nouns-Christchurch,Ally , Adjectives-Stretched,big

9. Since an earthquake could happen anywhere, we should be prepared. If you were in charge of an emergency disaster kit for your family, what would you include?

Answer: Kit - Canned Food, water, batteries, money, torch, medicine, etc, panadol, matches, electronics and cellphone