STORM ALERT!
What season was it when Steve and Sarah were playing outside?
Spring.
What is the relationship between Steve and Sarah?
They are brother and sister.
Which word means quickly?
A. Heavily
B. Rapidly
C. Extremely
D. Pleasantly
B. Rapidly
"This is the biggest thunderstorm I've ever seen!"
Who said this?
Steve
What vocabulary word matches these emojis?
🏠 🧱💥
Destruction / ruin.
What TWO types of air collide before a thunderstorm forms?
Warm, moist air and cold, dry air.
The family heard a rattling sound above their heads. Which part of the house was making the sound?
The roof.
Choose the best word:
"The baseball hit the window and ______ it into pieces."
A. scattered
B. repaired
C. smashed
D. twisted
C. smashed
Sarah looked outside and thought it was snowing. Who corrected her?
Dad
Which sentence uses terrified correctly?
A. The terrified weather was sunny.
B. Sarah was terrified when the house shook.
C. Steve terrified his homework.
D. The tornado was terrified quickly.
B. Sarah was terrified when the house shook.
Which of these is NOT mentioned in the storm?
A. Lightning
B. Hail
C. Snow
D. Thunder
C. Snow
During the tornado, Dad told the children to cover which part of their bodies?
Their heads.
Which word is the OPPOSITE of darken?
A. Brighten
B. Worsen
C. Destroy
D. Disappear
A. Brighten
Why did Steve gasp when he came out of the basement?
A. He saw a tornado coming toward him.
B. He saw how badly the house had been damaged.
C. He couldn't find his sister.
D. He saw a fire in the kitchen.
B. He saw how badly the house had been damaged.
Put these story events in the correct order:
A. The family saw their damaged house.
B. Steve and Sarah played outside.
C. The family hid in the basement.
B → C → A.
The tornado that hit the family's house was a level 2. Is this closer to the weakest or strongest end of the 0–5 scale?
The weakest end.
Whose phone made a loud buzzing noise during the storm?
Dad's phone.
Complete the sentence using a vocabulary word:
"The two cars ______ when one driver didn't stop at the red light."
Collided
The passage says that most tornadoes are small. What can we conclude about most tornadoes?
A. They destroy entire cities.
B. They cause little damage.
C. They last for several weeks.
D. They always reach level five.
B. They cause little damage.
Which word does NOT belong with the others?
A. Smash
B. Ruin
C. Repair
D. Destroy
C. Repair
According to the passage, what usually happens to a thunderstorm instead of it becoming a tornado?
It dies out.
Complete Dad's message:
"But at least we're all ______ and ______. That's what matters."
Alive and safe.
Complete all three forms of the verb:
Blow → ______ → ______
Blew → Blown.
Even after the house was repaired, what event did Steve and Sarah never forget?
The day the tornado hit their house.
Choose the correct sentence:
A. The wind blowed the things around the house.
B. The wind blew the things around the house.
C. The wind blown the things around the house.
D. The wind blowing the things around the house.
B. The wind blew the things around the house.