Set 3 Paired Passages - Thunderstorms & Rain

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1. According to Passage 1, when do thunderstorms mostly occur?

• A) spring
• B) summer
• C) fall
• D) winter

2. Read the sentence from Passage 1, paragraph 3. .....“Similarly, the air heated by the Earth expands and immediately rises up.”.....What does expands mean as it is used in this sentence?

• A) make larger
• B) become warm
• C) spread apart
• D) rise up

3. Select two reasons the author included paragraph 14 about the water cycle in Passage 2.

• A) to describe the process that creates rain
• B) to show how the water cycle works
• C) to connect the importance of rain in the water cycle
• D) to share an idea that the reader might be interested in
• E) to emphasize the need for drinking water

4. Select the sentence from Passage 1 that explains why there is thunder.

• A) Lightning is followed by thunder.
• B) When lightning strikes, it literally slices across the air, like a knife going through butter.
• C) After the strike, air rolls back to fill the gap left by the slice, making the sound we call thunder.
• D) Why do you think you first see lightning, before hearing thunder?
• E) This is because light travels much, much faster than sound.

5. What information about weather is included in both Passage 1 and Passage 2?

• A) Air temperature is critical in the development of weather.
• B) Thunderstorms do not always happen with rainstorms.
• C) There are many different types of precipitation.
• D) Some times there is not enough water vapor in the air.

6. What phrase describes the structure of Passage 2, paragraph 13?

• A) order of events
• B) cause and effect
• C) problem and solution
• D) comparison of problems

7. Part A: According to Passage 2, which of the following is true about precipitation?

• A) Snow can happen at any time.
• B) Temperature is an important element.
• C) The sun affects the type of weather.
• D) Clouds cover the sun during a storm.

7. Part B: Fill in the circle before the sentence from Passage 2 that supports your answer in Part A.

• A) “When the humidity increases and the temperature drops, water molecules in the water vapor in the atmosphere start getting together to form liquid drops of water.
• B) This is called condensation.
• C) Once there are enough water drops fused together, they get too heavy to be floating around in the air, and they fall down, usually as rain.
• D) This is called precipitation.