Intersperse reading comprehension questions- Tornado Tom by Jim

What can you conclude about the type of person Ellie is from her thoughts?

Choose the most complete answer.

• Ellie loves soccer.

• Ellie is confident and competitive. Ellie takes her role on the soccer team very seriously. 

• Ellie is a nice person. She likes to keep track of the weather.

• Ellie is determined. Her parents are always there to help her.

At first, Ellie thought her father’s storm chasing was interesting, but an incident changed her mind. Keeping in mind the title for this chapter, why do  you think Ellie changed her mind?

• Because Ellie believed that her father was right about the tornado. She helped her father to tell everyone.

• Because Ellie was confident that it was a sunny day. The weather conditions indicated was going to be a great day to play soccer.

• Because Ellie’s father predicted a tornado, but it was a false alarm. There was no storm.

Do you think Ellie is someone you could meet in real life?

if yes, Why? if not, Why?

Give evidence from the text.

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Ellie pleads with her dad not to bring his laptop to her game to track the weather. Why do you think her father doesn’t listen to her?

Choose the most complete answer.

• Ellie’s father knows the weather can change suddenly. He loves Ellie and wants to protect her.

• Ellie's father loves to interrupt Ellie when she is in an important game.

• Ellie's father knows a lot about tornados.

• Ellie's father didn't pay attention to the game, he was getting ready for a bad weather.

What could it be one of the lessons does the story have?

• Fear: worried about something bad can happen.

• Happiness: feeling happy about something.

• Optimistic: hoping or believing that good things will happen in the future.

How do the type of questions used in today's activity help you understand the text better?

• They help me to identify important parts of the text and verify my reflection.

• They help me to be focus.

• They help me to understand the text and reflect.

How do you feel in today's session with the strategies we worked on?

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