The Tornado That Changed America

Lauren Tarshis compares the Tri-State Tornado to a ​ (a)   .​

• monster
• tournament
• clock
• stapler

Lauren Tarshis compares the Tri-State Tornado to a​ ​ (a)   .​

• train
• stapler
• tournament
• car

Which sentences from the story support the correct answers to questions 1 and 2? CHOOSE 2.

• “It was moving at 70 miles per hour, as fast as a speeding train.”

• “Back in Parrish, Adrian kept his eyes glued on the clock.”

• “But it was powerful enough to chew apart trees and scatter branches.”

• “The scene looked more like a bombed-out battlefield than a peaceful small town.”

What is shown on the map on page 6?

• the number of people who died in the tornado

• the number of tornadoes that hit the area

• the damage caused by the tornado

• the cities the tornado hit

Which detail shows a calm and peaceful mood?

• “But suddenly, the sound of his father’s voice snapped him out of his happy spell.”

• “Ruie’s braids danced around her shoulders in the breeze.”

• “Meanwhile, more than 100 miles away, a monstrous storm was brewing.”

• “The boys sprinted back toward the school.”

Which section describes Adrian’s experience in the storm?

• “The Raging Storm”

• “The First Victims

• “A Hungry Beast”

• “Nothing Left”

What does the word devoured mean in the sentence “Like a hungry beast, it grew larger and stronger as it devoured everything in its path”? Choose TWO.

• ate slowly and calmly

• ate hungrily and greedily

• defeated

• destroyed

Which are themes, or big ideas, of “The Tornado That Changed America”? Choose THREE.

• Nature can be monstrous.

• Life is unpredictable.

• Family matters most.

• Humans are weak.

Which sentences from the story support the correct answers to question 7? Choose THREE.

• “But the people of Parrish did not know that a tornado might be coming.”

• “It killed hundreds of people and left behind a trail of ruin more than 100 miles long.”

• “Adrian, Leonard, and Ruie settled in at Parrish School.”

• “But they still had what was most precious, the only thing that really mattered: each other.”