Super Storms Comprehension Check

What is the article "Super Storms" mainly about?

• the power of big storms

• the danger of hurricanes

• ways to stay safe in a storm

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What causes a storm?

• Air stops moving and changing.

• Things fall to Earth from outer space.

• There is a strong, sudden change in weather.

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What sometimes causes fires during thunderstorms?

• loud thunder

• lightning strikes

• hailstones crashing together

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CCSS.RI.2.1

What happens a few seconds after lightning flashes?

• Thunder rumbles.

• The ground dries up.

• Bolts shoot between clouds.

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What causes the sound of thunder?

• lightning quickly heating the air

• clouds quickly gathering in one place

• fires crackling where lightning strikes

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CCSS.RI.2.1

Read this sentence from the article. "Hail can be the size of a marble or larger than a baseball." What details does this sentence tell you?

• what hail looks like

• what damaged crops look like

• how hailstones get tossed up and down

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CCSS.RI.2.1

Which sentence from the article BEST explains how tornadoes can cause problems for people?

• "Thunderstorms sometimes give birth to tornadoes."

• "More than 1,000 tornadoes strike the United States each year."

• "The winds in a tornado can lift cars off the ground and rip houses apart."

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CCSS.RI.2.1

What does a tornado watch mean?

• A tornado has passed by.

• A tornado has been seen.

• A tornado may strike soon.

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Look at the diagram to answer the question below. Which idea belongs in the empty space?

• Hurricanes are dangerous.

• Hurricanes form over warm water.

• The center of a hurricane is called the eye.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

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What are some effects of a blizzard?

• loud thunder, lightning, and large hailstones

• warm temperatures, high winds, and flood

• low temperatures, strong winds, and heavy snow

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