Unit 2 Lesson 4 Get the Facts!

Front

What weather event did Principal Hart announce?

Back

1. a tornado

a tornado warning

a tornado watch

a rainy afternoon

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Front

Which sentence from the play best supports your answer for Part A?

Back

Remain calm and be prepared to follow our tornado procedures if needed.

Tornadoes are not stable systems.

I’d like to know if it will still be raining this afternoon.

Our area is under a tornado watch.

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

Front

Which of these is an opinion from the play?

Back

Because she is on television, Ms. Samms' predictions should be right.

Yara has a soccer game scheduled for that afternoon.

Principal Hart made an announcement about a tornado watch.

Ms. Samms is a meteorologist, which means she studies weather.

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

Front

What is a tornado warning?

Back

a tornado has already hit the school

a tornado has actually been seen

a tornado might happen soon

a tornado is still a funnel cloud

Front

What did Principal Hart mean by “tornado procedures”?

Back

things that students and teachers must do

special ways the school has been protected

how to report a tornado to the television station

methods used to predict where tornadoes will happen

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Front

Why is Yara interested in the weather forecast?

Back

She wants to be a meteorologist when she grows up.

She is interested in meeting Ms. Samms.

She has a soccer game that afternoon.

She wants to be on television.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Front

Why can’t Ms. Samms come to the school?

Back

She was to be at the station to report on the tornado warning.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Front

Why are meteorologists looking for patterns in tornadoes?

Back

They are looking for patterns so they can better predict what a tornado is going to do.

Front

What are two things that have been done to the school to protect against tornadoes?

Back

They have a wind resistant roof and shatterproof glass in the windows.

Front

How does radar help to predict the weather?

Back

Radar can help with see inside a thunderstorm and tell how strong it is as well as how long a storm may last.