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RAWS Written Performance Task No. 1 Template
RAWS Written Performance Task No. 1 Template
GRADE 11
Written-Performance Task No. 1 Semester:
SECOND
School Year:
SUBJECT:
2023-2024
READING AND WRITING SKILLS DATE: 2/26/24
GRADE & SECTION: 11 ABM 4-Masinop
Name: Josh S. Elorde
Questions:
1. Susan Hough of U.S. Geological Survey stated that Turkey is like a watermelon seed snapped
between two fingers. What does this mean?
2. When and how many casualties were indicated in the article?
3. It is stated in the article that many establishments and structures collapsed resulting to this deadly
disaster. What is the suggestion of Ms. Hough regarding this matter?
Answers:
1. She compares the movement of tectonic plates around Turkey to squeezing a watermelon seed between two
fingers.
2. The casualties were indicated in the article were more than 3,700 across both Turkey and Syria.
3. She suggests that proper engineering and stricter building codes are necessary to create safer buildings and
minimize damage and casualties in earthquakes.
the man is reading a story to a woman who seems unresponsive. He believes she doesn't recognize him and
hopes the story will trigger a memory or miracle. He seems religious and hopeful despite facing doubt and
scientific opposition. He perseveres, believing anything is possible.