Wild Weather

Why something happens is called the ​ (a)   What happens because of that is called the ​ (b)  

• cause.
• effect.

At the end of the passage, what are Chuck, Natasha and Sonny going to do?

• find food in the lake

• rest in the sun

• fly south

• go home

Chuck says we can prepare for bad weather before it happens. What does prepare for mean?

• stop

• find

• be afraid

• get ready

What is one way that hurricanes are different from tornadoes?

• Hurricanes have high winds.

• Hurricanes form over water.

• Hurricanes happen on flat land.

• Hurricanes are seen in the winter.

What does the water cycle chart show?

• where rain comes from

• what time of year it rains

• which places get the most rain

• why it rains more than it snows

Why did the author write the passage?

• to teach readers how to make origami birds

• to tell readers how birds find their way to the south

• to tell readers about when he was stuck in bad weather

• to teach readers about the many different kinds of weather

If you _______ something, you say it will happen before it does.

A ______ has a wide circle at the top and a short, thin tube at the bottom.

When things happen or take place, they ______.

When something ______ to something else, it sticks to it.