The Tornado Drill

What do students do during a tornado drill?

• Go into a basement
• Stand up in the hall
• Go into the hall and curl up in a ball.

What is the setting of this story?

• A classroom in Florida
• A classroom in Oklahoma
• A classroom in Minnesota

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CCSS.RL.2.1

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Why did the students curl up?

• To keep warm
• In case something fell on them

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Molly hid under her desk when the alarm went off. True or False?

• True
• False

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How long did the drill last?

• one hour
• all day
• a few minutes

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After the tornado school was _________ the next day.

• Open 
• Closed

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The story stated that some storms can be predicted up to how long before a storm hits.

• 2 weeks
• 1 day

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Based on the story what did you learn about emergency drills?

• All emergency drills are the same
• They are different depending on different school districts
• Emergency drills are different depending on the different weather.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

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What is the story mainly about?

• The procedures for a tornado drill.
• the different ways people respond to weather across the US

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CCSS.RL.4.9

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What does the word "forecaster" mean?

• someone who is an expert on snow
• someone who reports breaking news stories on TV
• someone who gives people instructions for drills
• someone who makes predictions for the future

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