G4 U3 W2 Wonders: Remembering Hurricane Katrina Close Read

What genre is this story?

• Realistic Fiction

• Non-Fiction

• Fantasy

• Expository
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Re-read the first paragraph. What word could you use to replace scattered?

• Frozen

• Spread out

• Falling

• Mixed Up

Reread p. 181.

Which sentences shows the author comparing the current storm to Hurricane Katrina?

• "A torrential downpour of rain began beating against my windshield as lightning flickered across the sky."

• "The sky became a darker shade of gray, and raindrops were soon scattered across my windshield."

• "The ferocious storm cause untold amounts of damage."

• "The rain reminded me of another storm ten years earlier."

Use context clues on page 182 to determine the meaning for the word:
residents

• A place where people live

• A place where people visit

• A shelter for displaced people

• Things that someone owns

In what city did Hurricane Katrina occur?

• Houston, Texas

• New Orleans, Louisiana

• Los Angeles, California

• Manhattan, New York

Which moment on page 182 inspired the Houston Helpers to come together and collect toys for the kids at the Astrodome?

• "It missed us, but other cities were not so lucky."

• "People tried to speak to speak to her, but she was being selective about whome she wanted to interview."

• "I noticed a little boy sitting behind her on a cut, hugging an old teddy bear."

What vocabulary word means responsible or thinks like an adult?

Which word could replace gingerly in the sentence:

"I gingerly eased my car into the suddenly busy traffic."

• quickly

• carefully

• dangerously

• happily