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The Burning Town
Test Description: Read the article and then answer the questions.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the central idea of the section “A Bustling Town”?
A
Nobody realized that the fire underneath Centralia was emitting poisonous gases.
B
Once Centralia’s coal mines closed, residents had a hard time earning a living.
C
Coal mining is dangerous and deadly.
D
The coal mines brought people to Centralia and also created an environment for fire to thrive.
2) You can infer from the graph that in the U.S.,
A
most electricity is generated by petroleum.
B
we used less electricity in 2011 than in 2013.
C
coal is used more than any other resource to generate electricity.
D
natural gas is a renewable source of energy.
3) Based on the article, what would most likely have happened if Todd had not fallen into the sinkhole in 1981?
A
No one would have known the fire was there.
B
The governor would never have ordered a mandatory evacuation.
C
Centralia would be thriving today.
D
The ground would have collapsed under someone else.
4) Consider this sentence from the article: “Ominous signs warn curious visitors about sinkholes and poison gases.” Context clues reveal that ominous means
A
unfriendly
B
threatening
C
shocking
D
dreary
5) Which quote from the article best supports your answer to question 4?
A
“All that was left to do was get everyone out.”
B
“Today, Centralia is a ghost town.”
C
“Meanwhile, a vicious debate raged among residents and politicians.”
D
“ . . . perhaps it was only a matter of time before disaster struck.”
6) “When Coal Was King” is an example of which literary device?
A
foreshadowing
B
hyperbole
C
metaphor
D
simile
7) Which sentence from the article is an opinion?
A
“Then the area that would become Centralia was wild and lush.”
B
“Mining is brutal work.”
C
“ ‘It was awful scary,’ Todd told reporters.”
D
“But Earth’s climate was changing.”
8) Why does the author likely include information about the history of coal?
A
to raise the question of whether the coal mines in Centralia were necessary
B
to persuade the reader that coal is necessary for survival
C
to describe how humans figured out they could use coal for energy
D
to provide context for the existence and importance of the coal mines in Centralia
9) What is the main idea of the section “A Bustling Town”?
A
Once Centralia’s coal mines closed, residents had a hard time earning a living.
B
Nobody realized that the fire underneath Centralia was emitting poisonous gases.
C
Coal mining is dangerous and deadly.
D
The coal mines brought people to Centralia and also created an environment for fire to thrive.
10) Coal has NOT been used for which of the following?
A
electricity
B
heat
C
fuel for cars
D
power for trains
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