Tornadoes
Weather
Grammar
Reading Ready
Sentences
100

The plane____ above the clouds

Write the correct spelling for the missing word

Flew

100

Fran ____ the ball to first base

Find the correct spelling for the missing word 

threw 

100

What is a synonym for minimize. 

Expect 

Peddle 

mistake 

reduce 

Reduce 

100

What does the word threat mean?

Day off from school 

cold weather

possible danger

difficult driving 

possible danger

100

What does accurate mean?

Correct 

Sunken 

Corridor

Accepted 

Correct 

200

What weather event did principal Hart announce?

Tornado Warning 

Tornado Watch

A Tornado Watch 

200

What is a tornado warning 

a tornado has actually been seen 

a tornado might happen soon 

a tornado is still a funnel cloud 

a tornado has actually been seen
200

What did Principal Hart mean by "tornado procedures" 

Things that student and teachers must do 

special ways the school has been protected

methods to predict where tornadoes will happen

things student and teachers must do

200

Why is Yara interested in the weather forecast?

She wants to be a meteorologist 

She is interested in meeting Ms. Samms 

She has a soccer game 

She has a soccer game 

200

What type of sentence is this? 

Do you have a test tomorrow? 

Interrogative 

300

Why can't Ms. Samms come to school?

She has been called to the television station to report the tornado. 

300
How does radar predict the weather?

Radar can tell how strong storm is and how long it will last

300

does lead sound most like head or bead

bead

300

Name this sentence

Go clean your room. 

Imperative 

300

What sentence is this. 

I can't wait for Thanksgiving break!

exclamatory 

400
give the two definitions for Field

(homographs) 

Field -baseball 

The Field of study 

400

What type of sentence is this 

I am going to school today. 

Declarative 

400

What are two things that have been done to the school to protect against tornadoes 

A wind-resistant roof 

windows have shattered resistant glass

400

what is the plural possessive for ox

oxens' 

400

Which word is the direct object in this sentence 

The teacher told many funny stories

stories 

500

Which word is the simple subject in this sentence 

a beautiful hawk flew over the praire

Hawk

500

Why are meteorologists looking for patterns in tornadoes 

If they can find patterns they can do a better job of predicting when or where a tornado will strike 

500
What is the singular possessive word for shelves 

shelf's 

500

When Mr. Gomez asked the class about interesting questions, they were silent. What does that mean? 

The students did not think of any questions. 

500

What is the possessive plural word for toys 

toys'