HURRICANES The Science behind Killer Storms (HMH Vocabulary)

HURRICANES The Science behind Killer Storms (HMH Vocabulary)

5th Grade

8 Qs

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HURRICANES The Science behind Killer Storms (HMH Vocabulary)

HURRICANES The Science behind Killer Storms (HMH Vocabulary)

Assessment

Quiz

English

5th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

CCSS
RI.5.4, RI.4.7, RF.3.3B

+15

Standards-aligned

Created by

Emerardo Longoria

Used 280+ times

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About this resource

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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8 questions

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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.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

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.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

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.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

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.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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