Vocabulary
A large group of soilders
Battalion
Where do most tornadoes occur?
U.S. Great Plains
Where do diamonds form?
Deep in the earth, pressure pushes diamonds to surface
How does a woodpecker get insects out of dead wood?
pecks dead wood with beak looking for insects
What words are used to describe the farmer's sons?
impossibly lazy
To try hard
Endeavor
When do most tornadoes occur?
Springtime
What unit of measure is used to talk about the weight of a diamond?
Carat
How fast is each woodpecker peck?
1300 mph
What do the sons do as their father toils in the vineyards?
went to parties or lazed about the house
Great Brightness
Brilliance
What precautions should you take if you hear a tornado coming?
indoors- go to basement or interior room
outdoors- lie flat on ground
How are diamonds cut and polished?
with other diamonds
What keeps the woodpecker from getting injured?
Well coordinated neck muscles, pecks in straight line, spreads shock out throughout body
hard work
Collision
Impact
How devastating was the world's worst torado?
700 deaths
2,000 injured
What do the best/most expensive diamonds look like?
clear, well-cut, with no spots
How long does each peck last?
1/1000 second
Why do the sons finally work in the vineyards?
They believe there is treasure buried in the vineyards
Very great size
Vast
The sentence "treat these storms with respect" means?
take them seriously
What are the different diamond cuts called?
facets
What does the author compare the speed of the woodpecker's pecking to in the text?
supersonic jet
What lesson does this fable teach?
hard work brings great reward