Hurricane Comprehension

Which detail from the passage best supports the idea that hurricanes are part of a natural cycle of events?

• They take ocean water and drop it on land.

• They move over bodies of water.

• They can form over every sea in the tropics.

• They have sunny spots that form a ring.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Based on the passage, which weather condition would most likely result in a hurricane?

• Fast winds start blowing during a summer storm.

• Thunder and lightning are heard and seen in a storm.

• A storm grows over the Gulf of Mexico.

• A storm moves over a farm in the South.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Based on the topic sentence of each paragraph, where is the best place to find information about hurricanes that might surprise the reader?

• paragraph 1

• paragraph 2

• paragraph 3

• paragraph 4

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

How does the author best support the point that people need hurricanes?

• by describing what it is like inside of a hurricane

• by listing the places where hurricanes start

• by explaining what a hurricane season is

• by stating how much rain comes

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

What does the picture of the hurricane help the reader understand?

• how fast the winds of the hurricane help the reader understand

• how a hurricane drops large amounts of water

• what an eye of a hurricane looks like

• what type of destruction a hurricane causes

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What sentence best states the author's point of view about hurricanes?

• They are dangerous but necessary.

• They are mainly positive forces

• They are fun to watch

• They are wild and unsafe

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which phrase helps the reader understand the meaning of the word "swirling" as it is used in paragraph 1?

• "big twisting tops or giant snails"

• "big, dark clouds"

• "crackles and booms"

• "lights up fierce clouds"

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Based on the suffix -ist, what does the word "meteorologists" mean?

• places for meteorology

• books about meteorology

• people who study meteorology

• tools used to study meteorology

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D