Ask and Answer Questions Assessment

HIDE AND SEEK:
Which question is answered in paragraph 1?
It was a glorious day for the annual family picnic.  Every year, Dave’s relatives gathered on the Fourth of July to celebrate not only the nation’s birthday, but his grandfather’s birthday as well.  An all-day picnic at Brookside Park, followed by fireworks down by the lagoon, had become a family tradition.

• How many years has the family picnic tradition been happening?
• Who gets to light the candles on Grandpa’s birthday cake?
• During which month does the family hold the picnic?
• What game do the children play during the family picnic?

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Which question is not answered in paragraph 2?
Dave and his cousins had begun a tradition of their own too.  After lunch, they all played a game of hide-and-seek.  The last player to be found earned the honor of lighting the candles on Grandpa’s cake. Since Dave had won last year, he was “It” this year.

• Who gets to light the candles on the cake?
• What tradition do the children have?
• When do the children play hide-and-seek?
• Who are the easiest cousins to find?

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Which question is answered in paragraph 5?
Now the adults became worried, and everyone started looking.  Aunt Pat ran frantically from family to family all over the park, asking if anyone had seen her.  Just as Uncle Bill was about to notify the police, Michael hollered, “Here she is!”

• Which family member located Rosie?
• Where was Rosie hiding in Brookside Park?
• Why will this picnic be remembered by the family?
• Why is Rosie the winner of hide-and-seek?

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

Which paragraph answers the question, “Why are all the cousins sitting around Grandpa?”
1  It was a glorious day for the annual family picnic.  Every year, Dave’s relatives gathered on the Fourth of July to celebrate not only the nation’s birthday, but his grandfather’s birthday as well.  An all-day picnic at Brookside Park, followed by fireworks down by the lagoon, had become a family tradition.  
 2  Dave and his cousins had begun a tradition of their own too.  After lunch, they all played a game of hide-and-seek.  The last player to be found earned the honor of lighting the candles on Grandpa’s cake. Since Dave had won last year, he was “It” this year.
4  The cousins all congregated around the picnic tables, where Grandpa sat like a king in his lawn chair, surrounded by gaily wrapped packages.  They were impatient to get on with cake and presents.  But where was Rosie?  Dave had searched everywhere he could think of.  He asked his cousins to help him find her.  They fanned out and ran through the park calling, “Rosie, you’re the winner!  You can come out now.”  But still there was no sign of Rosie.
7  It turned out that Rosie had lain down underneath a huge bush and fallen asleep.  As they headed back to the picnic tables, everyone agreed that this year’s picnic would go down in family history as the year Rosie gave everyone a big scare.  It would also be remembered as the cousin’s last big game of hide-and-seek.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

TWISTERS
Which question is not answered in paragraph 2?
A tornado can form during certain kinds of thunderstorms.  First, warm, moist air rises from the ground.  When the moist air meets the cool, dry air, it cools and forms thunderclouds.  If winds in the upper air are blowing harder than winds near the ground, the clouds may begin to turn.  This whirling funnel of winds then moves downward as a tornado, or twister.  The winds in a tornado can spin at speeds greater than 250 miles per hour.  You can see the tornado because it sucks up huge amounts of dust.

• How does a tornado form?
• Why are people able to see a tornado?
• How fast can tornado winds blow?
• How damaging are tornado winds?

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

Which question is answered in paragraph 3?
Tornadoes usually affect only small areas.  But, they are very violent.  Some are powerful enough to pick up houses and even trains.  In the worst tornadoes, strong winds smash or splinter everything in their path.  They can flatten buildings.  Their winds can drive a piece of straw into a wooden pole.

• What happens when the moist warm air meets the cool, dry air?
• What types of damage can tornado winds do?
• What types of storms can create tornadoes?
• What happens when upper air winds are blowing harder than lower winds?

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

Which question is answered in paragraph 4?
Sometimes tornadoes pick up people.  In West Frankfort, Illinois, a tornado once swept through a school.  The tornado sucked the students from their classrooms.  After carrying them 450 feet, it set them down.  The students were unharmed, but the school had been reduced to a pile of bricks.

• How long does it take a tornado to form?
• What causes the winds of a tornado to turn?
• What damage was caused by the tornado in Illinois?
• What damage was caused by the tornado in Kansas?

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

A student asks this question about the article.  
 How much damage was caused by the tornado that struck Kansas and Oklahoma?      
    Which paragraph answers this question?
1  Tornadoes are scary storms.  Few tornadoes are as damaging as the one that struck Oklahoma and Kansas in May 1999.  That tornado was more than a half-mile wide.  It destroyed 4,500 homes in less than two hours.   2  A tornado can form during certain kinds of thunderstorms.  First, warm, moist air rises from the ground.  When the moist air meets the cool, dry air, it cools and forms thunderclouds.  If winds in the upper air are blowing harder than winds near the ground, the clouds may begin to turn.  This whirling funnel of winds then moves downward as a tornado, or twister.  The winds in a tornado can spin at speeds greater than 250 miles per hour.  You can see the tornado because it sucks up huge amounts of dust.   3  Tornadoes usually affect only small areas.  But, they are very violent.  Some are powerful enough to pick up houses and even trains.  In the worst tornadoes, strong winds smash or splinter everything in their path.  They can flatten buildings.  Their winds can drive a piece of straw into a wooden pole.   4  Sometimes tornadoes pick up people.  In West Frankfort, Illinois, a tornado once swept through a school.  The tornado sucked the students from their classrooms.  After carrying them 450 feet, it set them down.  The students were unharmed, but the school had been reduced to a pile of bricks.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

A student asks this question about the article.  
 How much damage was caused by the tornado that struck Kansas and Oklahoma?      
    Which paragraph answers this question?
1  Tornadoes are scary storms.  Few tornadoes are as damaging as the one that struck Oklahoma and Kansas in May 1999.  That tornado was more than a half-mile wide.  It destroyed 4,500 homes in less than two hours.   2  A tornado can form during certain kinds of thunderstorms.  First, warm, moist air rises from the ground.  When the moist air meets the cool, dry air, it cools and forms thunderclouds.  If winds in the upper air are blowing harder than winds near the ground, the clouds may begin to turn.  This whirling funnel of winds then moves downward as a tornado, or twister.  The winds in a tornado can spin at speeds greater than 250 miles per hour.  You can see the tornado because it sucks up huge amounts of dust.   3  Tornadoes usually affect only small areas.  But, they are very violent.  Some are powerful enough to pick up houses and even trains.  In the worst tornadoes, strong winds smash or splinter everything in their path.  They can flatten buildings.  Their winds can drive a piece of straw into a wooden pole.   4  Sometimes tornadoes pick up people.  In West Frankfort, Illinois, a tornado once swept through a school.  The tornado sucked the students from their classrooms.  After carrying them 450 feet, it set them down.  The students were unharmed, but the school had been reduced to a pile of bricks.

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• 4

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2