VOCABULARY
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
A MOUNTAIN ON FIRE
HURRICANES
WORD CHALLENGE
100
VERY BAD OR SERIOUS
SEVERE
100
WHAT DID THE LIGHTNING TRAVEL THROUGH TO REACH JUSTIN NORRIS?
THE MENU BOARD
100
STORM KING MOUNTAIN IS LOCATED IN THIS STATE
COLORADO
100
WHAT KINDS OF DESTRUCTION CAN HURRICANES CAUSE?
FLOODING, BLOWING HOUSES OVER, BRINGING DOWN ELECTRICAL LINES, UPROOTING TREES, ETC....
100
WHAT DO WE CALL A LETTER OR GROUP OF LETTERS THAT ARE ADDED TO THE BEGINNING OF A WORD?
A PREFIX
200
TO STOP FROM HAPPENING
PREVENT
200
WHERE WAS JUSTIN NORRIS AT WHEN LIGHTNING STRUCK?
A FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT
200
THIS TARGET WORD MEANS "TO MAKE OR GET LARGER"
INCREASE
200
WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE SHOULD DO WHEN A HURRICANE IS COMING?
EVACUATE
200
WHAT DO WE CALL A LETTER OR GROUP OF LETTERS THAT ARE ADDED TO THE END OF A WORD?
A SUFFIX
300
VERY LARGE OR IMPORTANT
MAJOR
300
THIS TARGET WORD MEANS "TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION"
FOCUS
300
WHAT IS THE MAIN IDEA OF THIS STORY (WHICH IS FROM A MAGAZINE ARTICLE)?
A FOREST FIRE ON STORM KING MOUNTAIN IN COLORADO
300
WHERE DO HURRICANES OCCUR?
NEAR LARGE BODIES OF WATER (OCEANS AND GULFS)
300
WHICH PREFIX MEANS "AGAIN"?
'RE'
400
THE PROCESS OF GETTING BACK TO NORMAL
RECOVERY
400
THE SURGE OF ELECTRICITY THAT RUSHED THROUGH THE MENU BOARD "_____________ED" 15 MILLION VOLTS!
EXCEEDED
400
WHEN DID THE FIREFIGHTERS HAVE TO CRAWL INTO THEIR FIRE SHELTERS (TENTS)?
WHEN THEY COULDN'T OUTRUN THE FIRE.
400
WHICH TARGET WORD MEANS "TO LEAVE BEHIND"?
ABANDON
400
IT IS IMPORTANT TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT FIRE ______________
PREVENTION
500
TERRIBLE DAMAGE
DESTRUCTION
500
WHAT DID JUSTIN NORRIS SUFFERED FROM AFTER HE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING?
MEMORY LOSS
500
WHAT ARE WORDS LIKE "AT FIRST", "THEN", "BEFORE LONG", AND "AFTER THAT" CALLED?
SIGNAL WORDS SEQUENCE WORDS LINKING WORDS
500
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE HURRICANE IN THIS STORY THAT COMES FROM A SCIENCE TEXTBOOK?
HURRICANE FLOYD
500
THE FIRE ON STORM KING MOUNTAIN CAUSED A LOT OF _________________ TO THE TREES.
DESTRUCTION
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