Tornado Coming

When you _____, your voice shakes or trembles when talking.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What is the theme of the story?

• Always have a plan and stick to it during an emergency.

• If you can help someone during an emergency, you should.

• Make sure you're safe during an emergency before helping others.

• First impressions of people are not always accurate.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which detail from the story helps support the theme?

• "He remembered what the TV weatherman had said when he spoke last month at the school assembly: 'If you hear that siren, head for shelter immediately."

• "But if there was a tornado...she didn't have a basement or a storm cellar. He had to make sure Mrs. Laney was OK."

• "A tornado sounded just like a freight train, and this one was thundering toward them."

• "She patted his shoulder. 'If the gas is still on in your kitchen, I'll fix us some hot chocolate."

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

What are the effects of the tornado?

• It hurt Buster and the chickens, but didn't damage Mrs. Laney's house.

• It caused serious damage to Mrs. Laney's house and injured her.

• It damaged Mrs. Laney’s house, but didn’t hurt anyone.

• It caused minimal damage to Mrs. Laney's home but destroyed Matt's.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Fill in the blank (may be more than one answer).

Hustle is to move _____ while _____ someone.

• Quickly

• Slowly

• Guiding

• Forcing

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Fill in the blank (may be more than one answer).

_____ is to curl up in a ball in a small space.

• Quaver

• Defiant

• Huddle

• Celar

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Why does Matt go back for Mrs. Laney?

• She has always been kind to him.

• He knows his parents would want him to.

• He promised to help in event of a storm.

• She doesn’t have a safe shelter.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

How is Matt a hero?

• He fed the chickens.

• He went to help Mrs. Laney.

• He knew what to do when a tornado happens.

• He put Buster in the storm cellar.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

What is the problem/conflict of the story?

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

How is the problem/conflict of the story resolved?

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9