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The Tornado That Changed America

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Whose story does the text follow?

a)

Adrian

b)

Angela

c)

Faye

d)

Mom

2.

About how many people did the tornado kill?

a)

200

b)

700

c)

900

d)

400

3.

How long did the tornado last?

a)

around 5 hours

b)

around 3 and a half hours

c)

30 minutes

d)

almost 1 hour

4.

Which state did the tornado NOT hit?

a)

Missouri

b)

Illinois

c)

Texas

d)

Indiana

5.

The main events of the article take place in

a)

Dallas

b)

Parrish

c)

De Soto

d)

Princeton

6.

The Tri-State Tornado is remembered as the __________ in U.S. history.

a)

weakest tornado

b)

deadliest tornado

c)

shortest tornado

d)

most recent tornado

7.

Where did Adrian and his friends take shelter from the tornado?

a)

a store

b)

a church

c)

the school

d)

Adrian's house

8.

What lesson did Adrian learn?

a)

people are weak

b)

life is easy to predict

c)

family is important

d)

life is better with friends

9.

Why did Adrian leave school early?

a)

He had to pick up his younger sister.

b)

It was raining.

c)

He was sick.

d)

He had a marble tournament.