Journeys Grade 2 Lesson 08 - Reading Comprehension

What is the story "Super Storms" mainly about?

• the power of big storms

• the danger of hurricanes

• ways to stay safe in a storm

What causes a storm?

• Air stops moving and changing.

• Things fall to Earth from outer space.

• There is a strong, sudden change in weather.

What sometimes causes fires during thunderstorms?

• loud thunder

• lightening strikes

• hailstones crashing together

What happens a few seconds after lightening flashes?

• Thunder rumbles.

• The ground dries up.

• Bolts shoot between clouds.

What causes the sound of thunder?

• lightening quickly heating the air

• clouds quickly gathering in one place

• fires crackling where lightning strikes

Read this sentence from the story.

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Hail can be the size of a marble or larger than a baseball.

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What details does this sentence tell you?

• what hail looks like

• what damaged crops look like

• how hailstones get toseed up and down

Which sentence from the story BEST explains how tornadoes can cause problems for people?

• Thunderstoms sometimes give birth to tornadoes.

• More that 1,000 tornadoes strike the United States each year.

• The winds in a tornado can lift cars off the ground and rip houses apart.

What does a tornado watch mean?

• A tornado has passed by.

• A tornado has been seen.

• A tornado may strike soon.

Which main idea goes with these sentences?

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Waves wash away boats and houses.

Winds uproot trees and telephone poles.

Rains cause floods.

• Hurricanes are dangerous

• Hurricanes form over warm water

• The center of a hurricane is called the eye

What are some effects of a blizzard?

• loud thunder, lightning, and large hailstones

• warm temperatures, high winds, and floods

• low temperatures, strong winds, and heavy snow