Hurricanes by Cari Meister [TCAP Questions]

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.

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 Southeast.

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

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 from hurricanes

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

• how fast the winds of the hurricane are

• how a hurricane drops large amounts of water

• what an eye of a hurricane looks like

• what type of destruction a hurricane causes

Which 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.

Based on question 6, you found that the author's point of view is that hurricanes are dangerous but necessary. Which detail from the passage best supports that answer?

• "...stretches 300 miles (483 km) across." (paragraph 1)

• "...usually 100 to 200 miles per hour (163 to 322 kph)." (paragraph 1)

• "...forms a ring around the eye." (paragraph 2)

• "...crops would die without it." (paragraph 5)

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"

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

• places for meteorology

• books about meteorology

• people who study meteorology

• tools used to study meteorology