HURRICANES The Science behind Killer Storms (HMH Vocabulary)
5th Grade
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HURRICANES The Science behind Killer Storms (HMH Vocabulary)
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English
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5th Grade
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Easy
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Emerardo Longoria
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This quiz focuses on vocabulary development within the context of hurricane science, specifically targeting academic and domain-specific terminology that 5th grade students encounter when studying severe weather phenomena. The questions assess students' understanding of eight key vocabulary words: surge, eventually, regions, mobile, anchored, foundations, category, and track. These terms represent essential academic vocabulary that bridges everyday language with scientific discourse about natural disasters. Students need strong contextual reading skills and the ability to discriminate between similar meanings to successfully complete this assessment. The vocabulary spans both general academic terms like "eventually" and "regions" as well as more specialized scientific language such as "surge" and "category" as it relates to storm classification systems. Created by Emerardo Longoria, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 5. This vocabulary quiz serves as an excellent complement to science instruction about hurricanes and severe weather, demonstrating effective cross-curricular integration between English language arts and earth science content. Teachers can deploy this assessment as a pre-reading activity before students engage with informational texts about hurricanes, use it for formative assessment during a weather unit, or assign it as homework to reinforce vocabulary retention. The quiz works particularly well as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before deeper scientific discussions about hurricane formation, tracking, and impact. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards L.5.4 (determining word meanings) and L.5.6 (acquiring domain-specific vocabulary), while also supporting Next Generation Science Standards 5-ESS1-2 regarding Earth's systems and natural hazards.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A __________ is a sudden powerful movement forward or upward.
regions
surge
mobile
anchored
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Something that will happen __________ means it will happen at some time, usually after other events.
eventually
regions
category
track
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
__________ are areas.
Surge
Regions
Foundations
eventually
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Something that is __________ is able to move or be moved easily.
track
surge
mobile
regions
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Something that is __________ is firmly attached to something else, or weighed down so it won’t move easily.
regions
category
mobile
anchored
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
__________ are the base pieces houses and buildings are built upon.
Anchored
Mobile
Foundations
Track
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.7
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RL.4.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.7
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A __________ is a group of things that are similar to each other in some way.
category
track
surge
anchored
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To _________ something is to watch it and see where it moves and how it changes.
track
anchored
surge
mobile
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.7
CCSS.RI.5.7
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RL.4.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
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