Vocabulary
What does the word reach mean in this sentence?
Faye was not tall enough to reach the books.
A. arrange in order
B. stretch to get to something
C. look upward to see something
B. stretch to get to something
What is the article Super Storms mainly about?
A. the power of big storms
B. the danger of hurricanes
C. ways to stay safe in a storm
A. the power of big storms
Read this sentence from the article:
Hail can be the size of a marble or larger than a baseball.
What detail does this sentence tell you?
A. what hail looks like
B. what damaged crops look like
C. how hailstones get tossed up and down
A. what hail looks like
Which word is a VERB in the sentence below?
Mom and Dad both teach at my school.
A. both
B. school
C. teach
C. teach
Name a VERB that begins with the letter J.
jump, juggle, joke
any verb beginning with j
What does the word equals mean in this sentence?
Two plus two equals four.
A. sounds like
B. comes after
C. is the same as
C. is the same as
What causes a storm?
A. air stops moving and changing
B. things fall to Earth from outer space
C. there is a strong, sudden change in weather
C. there is a strong, sudden change in weather
Which sentence from the article BEST explains how tornadoes can cause problems for people?
A. "Thunderstorms sometimes give birth to tornadoes."
B. "More than 1,000 tornadoes strike the US each year."
C. "The winds of a tornado can lift cars off the ground and rip houses apart."
C. "The winds of a tornado can lift cars off the ground and rip houses apart."
Which word is a VERB in the sentence below?
The girls listen to the rain on the roof.
A. girls
B. listen
C. roof
B. listen
Name a NOUN that begins with the letter B.
any noun beginning with B
What does the word beware mean in this sentence?
Beware of the parrot. He might bite your finger.
A. be careful
B. be playful
C. be friendly
A. be careful
What sometimes causes fires during a thunderstorm?
A. loud thunder
B. lightning strikes
C. hailstones crash together
B. lightning strikes
What does a tornado watch mean?
A. A tornado has passed by
B. A tornado has been seen
C. A tornado may strike soon
B. a tornado has been seen
Which word is a VERB in the sentence below?
Travis's baby sister crawled across the floor.
A. baby
B. crawled
C. sister
B. crawled
How do you spell Miss Coyne's new last name?
RICCHEZZA
What does the word pounding mean in this sentence?
The boy is pounding his drums loudly.
A. hitting hard
B. putting away
C. tapping softly
A. hitting hard
What happens a few seconds after lightning flashes?
A. thunder rumbles
B. the ground dries up
C. bolts shoot between clouds
A. thunder rumbles
Main Idea: _____________________
Detail 1: Winds uproot trees and telephone poles.
Detail 2: Rains cause floods.
Detail 3: Waves wash away boats and houses.
Which main idea belongs in the empty space?
A. Hurricanes are dangerous.
B. Hurricanes form over warm water.
C. The center of the hurricane is called the eye.
A. Hurricanes are dangerous.
Which word is a VERB in the sentence below?
The river runs fast in spring.
A. river
B. runs
C. spring
B. runs
Name an adjective that describes winter.
cold, dark, snowy, chilly
What does the word bend mean in this sentence?
I learned how to bend pipe cleaners to make a spider.
A. cut into short pieces
B. paint with dark colors
C. make into a curved shape
C. make into a curved shape
What causes the sound of thunder?
A. lightning quickly heating the air
B. clouds quickly gathering in one place
C. fires crackling where lightning strikes
A. lightning quickly heating the air
What are some effects of a blizzard?
A. loud thunder, lightning, and large hailstones
B. warm temperatures, high winds, and floods
C. low temperatures, strong winds, and heavy snow
C. low temperatures, strong winds, and heavy snow
Which word is a VERB in the sentence below?
Granpa swims in the lake every morning.
A. Granpa
B. swims
C. lake
B. swims
How do you say January in Italian?
Gennaio