Tornado Drill Quiz

What do students do during a tornado drill?

• go into the basement

• go into the hall and curl up into a ball

• hide under the desk

What is the setting of the story?

• a classroom in Oklahoma

• a classroom in California

• a classroom in Florida

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Read the following sentences from the selection. "Molly had just joined the class, and sat next to Jonas. When the alarm went off, Molly hid under her desk. Jonas had to tell her to get out from under there and follow the class in the hall. "

Based on the evidence above, what conclusion can be made?

• Jonas did not know what to do in a tornado drill.

• Molly was hiding from Jonas because she felt shy.

• Molly did not know it was a tornado drill at first.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Why did Molly hide under her desk during the tornado drill instead of going into the hall like Jonas?

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Read the following sentences from the selection. "Jonas had cousins in Minnesota. They told him that they had three days in a row with no school because it wouldn't stop snowing. There had even been hail that had broken the windshield of their car. But they had known about it from the weather forecaster the day before."

As used in the passage, what does the word "forecaster" mean?

• someone who give people instructions for drills

• someone who makes predictions of the future

• someone who is an expert on snow

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Based on the story, what conclusion can be made about emergency drills?

• Emergency drills are different depending on the different weather.

• All emergency drills are the same.

• Emergency drills are different depending on the different countries.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Why is it important to know what kind of weather is coming into your area?