Noah, let's yelled to his twin "If we don't leave now, we'll be late. Some people might relish the idea of having a brother exactly the same age, but Ethan did NOT. He and Noah were opposites in pretty much every way Noah liked reading anything and everything, while Ethan was all about the sports pages Noah liked all his stuff to be neat and organized, while Ethan just kind of left his stuff Ethan was a stickler for being on time, while Noah well, he couldn't care less if they were late to even basketball games Sick and tired of waiting. Ethan ran over to the rickety fort that he, Noah, and their friends had built in the backyard. They never did end up using the fort as a hangout. But Noah went in every day to pore over the treasured emergency earthquake kit that he kept "Give me a break, Ethan "Zip it up and put it back. It's neat and perfectly organized, as Flashlight in the pocket, granola bars in a bag, first aid kit fully stocked. You'd be able to help the whole neighborhood if an earthquake ever hit. And anyway, there hasn't been one here in like forever." "Zip it yourself. If you want to get to the basketball court just go ahead without me," Noah grumbled, leafing through the contents of the kit. As if they'd changed since the last time he looked at them
But Ethan waited, as always, finding an old baseball lying in the grass and throwing it and catching it to kill
Noah barely noticed his brother as he started to take a full inventory of the "Medical tape, antibiotic ointment, He stopped suddenly, sensing something odd. He and Ethan made eye contact for a split second, because Ethan also sensed something. Then it They heard a loud rumbling before the earth rolled and
Ethan looked up, conscious of the tree branches dangling overhead before remembering that "Noah, it's an earthquake! Get out of the fort But Noah had no time to react. Ethan watched powerlessly as one wall of the was made from old boards, plywood, and brush and already sagging from exposure to rain-caved with his brother still inside

1. "Ethan ran over to the RICKETY fort that he, Noah, and their friends had built in the backyard."

Why did the author choose to use the word rickety, rather than "unsteady?"

Because the fort is steady and just needs some new walls. O

Because the fort was built by their friend Ricky and they all just helped.

So the writer could show off his advanced vocabulary

O Because he wanted to use a more negative word to show Ethan's disapproval of the fort

2. What caused the fort to fall?

Ethan's weight

Noah hitting it in anger

The fort's age and poor construction

An earthquake

Which of the following sentences uses correct subject-verb agreement?

O Ethan, like all his friends, like basketball.

Ethan and all his friends likes basketball.

Ethan, like all his friends, likes basketball.

Ethan and Noah, like all their friends, likes basketball.