Be Tornado Wise Quiz

Read the sentences below from paragraph 6. This scale starts at an F-O rating. This does slight damage. An F-5 can have winds as high as 300 miles per hour. Why does the author include these sentences?

• to show the exact speed of a tornado

• to show the work that storm chasers usually do

• to show how storm researchers study about tornadoes

• to show how forecasters name different kinds of tornadoes

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CCSS.RI.2.6

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which two reasons does the author give for not sheltering under a bridge during a tornado?

• The winds may do damage to the bridge.

• The winds can blow objects under the bridge.

• The winds may blow faster beneath the bridge.

• The bridge may have heavy trucks passing above it.

• The bridge may be crowded with other people taking shelter also.

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

How does the author connect the information from paragraph 4 to the information in paragraph 3?

• by comparing a bathtub to a hallway as a safe place to take shelter

• by explaining the kinds of houses that a tornado damages the most

• by explaining ways you can protect yourself when there are signs of a tornado

• by showing how a basement is more dangerous than a hallway during a tornado

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Read the sentence below from paragraph 4. Stay away from windows! Why does the author give this advice?

• Tornadoes can sometimes cause glass to shatter.

• People will want to open the windows to hear the sirens.

• Tornadoes cause the most damage to houses that have windows.

• People will want to look out the windows to see if a tornado is coming.

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A: Read the sentence below from paragraph 7. Only people who are trained should do this job. Why did the author include this sentence?

• The author wants people to warn others about harmful storms.

• The author wants people to know how to become a storm chaser one day.

• The author wants people to understand where to get information about tornadoes.

• The author wants people to know that storm chasers could get hurt when they do their job.

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which quote from paragraph 7 supports the answer to Part A?

• This is a very dangerous job.

• Trained storm chasers usually work for weather forecasters.

• They also do storm research.

• They report what they see to weather forecasters.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

Which two phrases explain the connection between paragraphs 2 and 3?

• Both paragraphs show how tornadoes are different from each other.

• Both paragraphs give readers information on how watches and warnings are alike.

• Paragraph 2 gives information only on tornado watches, but paragraph 3 gives information on tornado warnings and tornado watches.

• Paragraph 2 explains the difference between warnings and watches, and paragraph 3 gives information on how tornadoes usually look and sound.

• Paragraph 2 gives information about how sirens help us to know that tornadoes are coming, and paragraph 3 focuses on when to protect yourself from a possible tornado.

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

Choose a phrase for each blank to correctly complete the sentence. Paragraph 1 is different from paragraph 6 because paragraph 1 explains [CHOICE 1], and paragraph 6 explains [CHOICE 2].

• the state that has the most tornadoes

• the season when most tornadoes happen

• the way wind speeds are used to identify tornadoes

• the way that tornadoes begin

• how many times an F-5 tornado happens

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A: What can happen before a tornado arrives?

• Snow falls from the sky.

• A huge noise is heard.

• The clouds move quickly.

• The temperature slowly drops.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Which sentence from paragraph 3 supports the answer to Part A?

• The sky will usually be dark.

• There will also be large, low-lying clouds.

• Hail usually falls ahead of tornadoes.

• A loud roar that sounds like a freight train can be heard.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2