Hurricanes part 1
8. The author most likely wrote this selection to ---
H. provide the reader with interesting information about hurricanes
12. In paragraph 9, the word hurl means --
G throw
15. Use the diagram to answer the question below.
Which of the following belongs in the empty box?
A. Create a storm surge
1. What change needs to be made in sentence 1?
B Change On The to on the
4. How should sentence 11 be changed?
H Change real to really
9. According to the selection, a storm is officially a hurricane when --
A. wind speed reaches 75 miles per hour
13. Which is the best summary of this selection?
A Hurricanes are storms with winds over 75 miles per hour. They form over the Atlantic Ocean near the equator and move west. Storm surges and winds can cause great damage.
16. Which sentence from the selection is an opinion?
H No matter what they are called, these fierce storms are a reminder of the awesome force of nature.
2. How should sentence 2 be changed?
F Change Its to It's
5. What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 15?
A The stones are so big that scientist still aren't sure how people back then moved the stones to the building site. It was long before people had trucks or trains.
10. The author organizes paragraph 3 by --
H. explaining how a hurricane forms
14. Which sentence from the selection best explains why hurricanes form near the equator.
J Hurricanes need warm ocean water to get started.
3. What change should be made in sentence 3?
D Change on to in
6. What change should be made in sentence 17?
H Change builded to built
11. According to the selection and diagram of a hurricane, the eye of a hurricane --
D is the calm center of a hurricane
7. How does sentence 24 need to be changed?
D Sentence 24 does not need to be changed.