Vocabulary 1
There was a surge toward the exit.
A. fistfight
B. celebration
C. loud noise
D. rushing motion
D. rushing motion
If you go inland, you can see the forest.
A. to the east
B. to the west
C. toward the coast
D. away from the coast
C. toward the coast
My little brother scribbled on my homework.
A. cried loudly
B. rolled over
C. spoke in riddles
D. wrote carelessly
D. wrote carelessly
What is the genre of Eye of the Storm?
Expository Text
What storm was Warren and his friends chasing in our story?
Hurricane Andrew
Her forecasts are often wrong.
A. predictions
B. answers
C. ideas
D. facts
A. predictions
Please instruct your brother to behave.
A. allow
B. force
C. order
D. change
C. order
What is Warren Faidley's job when he is not storm chasing?
He photographs pictures
Where did the group of storm chasers stay when waiting out the storm?
The destruction was widespread.
A. joy
B. ruin
C. ideas
J. facts
B. ruin
It was a very big construction project.
A. building
B. singing
C. writing
D. cleaning
A. building
What type of business does Warren own?
A stock photo company
Based on what we have read, how do weather patterns affect our lives?
Weather is unpredictable, weather can cause destruction, cancelation of plans, loss of homes. Weather can also bring water to plants and those in needs and help plants grow
My sister might shatter the pitcher.
A. like
B. paint
C. break
D. wash
C. break
The manuscript was very valuable.
A. oil painting
B. piece of jewelry
C. Antique dress
D. pages written by hand
D. pages written by hand
A relationship that shows why and what something happens? Think of our strategy from this week.
Cause and Effect
He uses his computer to check locations of storms and uses data to help determine a starting point for where he should travel and when he should leave. He can also look up how strong or weak the storms are predicated to get.
That is not what I expected.
A. thought would happen
B. remembered
C. feared would happen
D. wanted to talk about
A. thought would happen
That was an extremely destructive fire.
A. long-lasting
B. causing much damage
C. fast-starting
D. hard to put out
B. causing much damage
Where does Warren get the pictures he takes?
From chasing storms
What storms do you think Warren would rather photograph? Hurricanes or Torandos?
Hurricanes- it is too dangerous to get close enough to a tornado to photograph it. With hurricanes, he can usually camp somewhere safe and get pictures of destruction as it is happening. Tornados, he has to wait until after the storm to get pictures.