If something is ___________________, it is able or ready to be obtained or used.
What is available?
100
______________ is damage or ruin.
What is destruction?
100
The _____________ examined Lisa's teeth?
What is dentist? d-e-n-t-i-s-t
100
On page 225, what characteristics does the author list about hurricanes?
What is hurricanes are the strongest kind of tropical cyclone. They produce steady winds of 74 miles per hour or greater.
100
When does hurricane season begin in the United States, and what are the peak months of hurricane activity?
Hurrican season begins in June, peaking in August and September.
200
_______________ are the concrete results of something harmful.
What is damages?
200
A _________ is a sudden rush or burst.
What is surge?
200
A __________ passed our car.
What is jogger? j-o-g-g-e-r
200
What signal word does the author use in the first paragraph on Student Book page 226 to alert you to an upcoming list of descriptive facts?
What is first?
200
Use descriptive details to describe tropical depressions.
Tropical depressions are cyclones that spin around a central area with wind speeds of 38 mph or less.
300
_____________ is anything owned by a person or group.
What is property?
300
___________ from the three hurricanes were devastating.
What is damages?
300
___________ her with compliments.
What is flatter? f-l-a-t-t-e-r
300
What does the multiple-meaning word eye mean as it is used in this selection?
What is an eye that is an organ of that body that can see and what is the center of a tropical storm or hurricane. In this selection, it means the center of the storm.
300
Use descriptive details to describe tropical storms.
Tropical storms are also cyclones, but they consist of strong thunderstorms that spin with wind speeds of 38 to 73 mph.
400
When things make __________, they touch each other.
What is contact?
400
Nitrogen is one of the gases in the Earth's __________?
What is atmosphere?
400
She was _______ from school.
What is absent? a-b-s-e-n-t
400
What generalizations can yo umake about why category 5 hurricanes are such dangerous storms?
What is Category 5 hurricanes bring very heavy rain and strong wiinds that can linger for days, producing high tides and creating lots of destruction.
400
Use descriptive details to describe hurricanes.
Hurricanes are the strongest tropical cyclones with wind speeds reading 74 mph or higher.
500
_______________ is the blanket of air that surrounds the earth.
What is atmosphere?
500
We watched the heavy _______ of water crash over the wall.
What is surge?
500
She built an ________ from scratch.
What is empire? e-m-p-i-r-e
500
What can you synthesize about the value of early hurricane warnings?
Early warnings are valuable becuase people can take steps to protect their property. They can also go to a safe area before the storm arrives.
500
"The wind has hot breath," is an example of personification. Why?
The wind is portrayed as a living thing that breathes.