U3W4 Reading Test

U3W4 Reading Test

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"When It Snows" Questions

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What is the main idea of the article?

• Snow can be fun.

• We wear boots in the snow.

• Things can change outside when it snows.

• It can be hard to see when it is snowing hard.

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Read this sentence from the article:

Heavy snow can break tree branches.

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word heavy?

• large

• light

• slippery

• white

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Which words from the article are most OPPOSITE in meaning?

• fun and smooth

• dangerous and safe

• slip and slide

• tiny and windy

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People clear snow away

• so snow can change things.

• so people do not slip and fall.

• so snowflakes can get heavy.

• so children can make snowmen.

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Snowflakes fall from

• land

• clouds

• hills

• snowplows

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Read this sentence from the article:

Loud snowplows clear the streets.

Which word has the SAME meaning as the word loud?

• large

• little

• noisy

• quiet

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Look at the heading "Snow Fun." The author MOST LIKELY wrote this to

• tell about fun things to do in the snow.

• explain how to make snow forts.

• explain that snow is slippery.

• tell readers to wear boots.

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What is the MAIN IDEA of paragraph 3 on page 145?

• Walking in deep snow is hard.

• It is harder to drive a car in the snow.

• Snow can make it harder to do things.

• It is hard for your parents to see when it snows.

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Which words from the article are most OPPOSITE in meaning?

• flat and roofs

• ice and snow

• lot and break

• top and bottom

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What is the MAIN IDEA of the article?

• Tornado Alley is in the United States.

• A bathtub is a safe place to sit in a tornado.

• Tornadoes are strong storms that can destroy things.

• Small tornadoes can hurt land more than big tornadoes.

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Which words from the article are most OPPOSITE in meaning?

• listen and look

• knock and blow

• fills and flashes

• slowly and rapidly

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The author MOST LIKELY wrote paragraph 2 on page 149 to

• show the shape of a tornado.

• tell how rainstorms can be scary.

• describe how wind drops out of clouds.

• explain how a storm changes into a tornado.

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Read these sentences from the article:

A tornado is fierce. It can destroy everything in its way.

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of fierce?

• angry

• interesting

• peaceful

• wild

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With which paragraph would this new detail fit BEST?

A tornado can knock down power lines.

• Paragraph 1 on page 149

• Paragraph 3 on page 149

• Paragraph 4 on page 149

• Paragraph 1 on page 150

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Read these sentences from the article:

Some tornadoes last a few minutes. Others may last a long time.

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word long?

• fresh

• lucky

• short

• tough

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Which words from the article are most OPPOSITE in meaning?

• come and falls

• huge and small

• push and move

• inside and middle

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Read this sentence from the article:

They move quickly before a tornado arrives.

Which word has the SAME meaning as arrives?

• comes

• leaves

• runs

• saves

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Tornado Alley is a place

• with rain.

• to go bowling.

• that has many tornadoes.

• where there are few tornadoes.

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What is the MAIN IDEA of the last paragraph on page 150?

• People find a place with no windows.

• It is hard for a tornado to move a bathtub.

• People should not go inside during a tornado.

• People should know what to do when a tornado comes.