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- 1. Multiple Choice
1. Why did the author most likely write this article?
to show readers what it’s like to live through a tornado
to explain to readers how weather forecasters do their jobs
to persuade readers to become storm chasers
to persuade readers to help rebuild Joplin
- 2. Multiple Choice
What does accuracy mean in the sentence “Today, meteorologists can predict many kinds of weather with amazing accuracy”?
machines
luck
happiness
correctness
- 3. Multiple Choice
Jeff Piotrowski saw a huge gray cloud moving in from the west. Which detail helps explain how he knew it was a tornado?
Piotrowski was traveling with his wife.
Piotrowski has witnessed more than 850 tornado strikes.
“Rain-wrapped” tornadoes are easier to see than others.
Piotrowski has better eyesight than most people.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why weren’t the Satterlees worried the first time the tornado sirens sounded?
They didn’t hear the sirens.
Most of the time, tornadoes don’t do much harm.
The sirens sounded often, but tornadoes didn’t usually follow
TV forecasters predicted clear, sunny weather.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which line from the article supports the answer to why the Satterlees weren't worried the first time the tornado sirens sounded?
“Weather forecasts said that tornadoes were possible . . .”
“The city has 28 tornado sirens . . .”
“Years of false alarms had led most people to ignore the sirens.”
“At 5:31, Joplin’s sirens sounded again.”
- 6. Multiple Choice
When Bennett remembers the tornado, he feels mainly ______.
angry
grateful
sad
worried
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why are “rain-wrapped” tornadoes more dangerous than others?
They’re harder to recognize.
They travel more quickly
They’re larger.
They're very rare.
- 8. Multiple Choice
The author writes that “minutes crept by” as Bennett and his parents waited for Uncle Frank’s truck. She uses this expression to show that _____.
the minutes were sneaky
time seemed to move very slowly
time seemed to move very quickly
only a few minutes passed
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which line from the article supports how Bennett feels when he remembers the tornado?
“That was disappointing; they’d have to move the party . . .”
“. . . the Satterlees saw nothing but pouring rain.”
“Walls had collapsed.”
“. . . Bennett knows he received the greatest gift imaginable.”
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which Text Structure includes details to help you picture or get to know a person, place, thing, or idea.
Description
Problem and Solution
Cause and Effect
Sequence of Events
Compare and Contrast
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which Text Structure explains why something happened (cause) and what happened as a result (effect).
Sequence of Events
Compare and Contrast
Problem and Solution
Cause and Effect
Description
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which Text Structure presents a problem and explains how it is solved.
Problem and Solution
Compare and Contrast
Sequence of Events
Description
Cause and Effect
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which Text Structure presents the similarities and/or differences between two items, such as events, time periods, or places.
Sequence of Events
Description
Problem and Solution
Cause and Effect
Compare and Contrast
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which Text Structure describes events in the order in which they happen. This is also called chronological order.
Compare and Contrast
Cause and Effect
Sequence of Events
Description
Problem and Solution
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which text structure does the author MOSTLY use in the article, "The Evil Swirling Darkness"?
Compare and Contrast
Description
Sequence of Events
Problem and Solution
Cause and Effect
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