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Tornado TallyIn the United States, most tornadoes strike during spring and the early summer months. The bar graph below shows about how many tornadoes touched down in the U.S. last year. Use the graph to answer the questions that follow it.

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1. In which month did the most tornadoes occur? ___________________________________________

2. In which two months did the fewest tornadoes occur? ___________________________________

3. According to the graph, how many tornadoes formed in October? ___________________

4. About how many tornadoes formed in all during March, April, and May? _______________

5. When did the number of tornadoes decrease, or go down, for three months straight? January, February, March C August, September, October B March, April, May D June, July, August

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Refer to this week’s cover story, “Taking On Tornadoes,” to respond to the questions below. Reread the article to find details that support your answers. Remember to write in complete sentences.

Close-Reading Questions

1. �In the article, which details describe who the title “Taking On Tornadoes” is talking about?

2.� ��According to the article, why are tornadoes some of nature’s most destructive forces?

3. How does the tornado simulator create artificial twisters?

4. According to the article, how does the artificial tornado differ from a real twister?

5. How does the photograph on page 2 help support the description of the tornado simulator?

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1. “Taking On Tornadoes” is written as a(n) ___.A storyB how-to C interviewD biographical profile

2. According to the article, which of the following is an example of debris? A tubes C sensorsB winds D fallen branches

3. Which detail best describes how damaging tornadoes can be? A “They can topple trees, flip cars, and rip

through houses.”B “Tornadoes have very high winds.”C “That wind creates a lot of flying debris,

like tree branches.”D “There’s also suction at the center of a

tornado.”

4. Which statement would Partha Sarkar most likely agree with? A The only way to learn about a tornado is

to be in one. B There are no buildings that can really

stand up to a tornado.C Simulations can be helpful since they are

exactly like tornadoes.D It’s important to study tornadoes to

understand how they can affect objects on the ground.

5. Which word(s) from the article helps you understand what suction means?A simulator C cylinderB vacuum cleaner D vortex

6. According to “Place in the News,” African zebras and wildebeests ___. A travel northwest to find water and

grassB travel south to find water and grass C won’t cross rivers to avoid crocodiles D take part in an 1,800-mile-long race

7. In “Photo Find,” the photograph of Harriet Tubman is special because ___. A it's the only known photo of her as a

younger womanB it was the first photo ever takenC Tubman was born in the 1800sD it was found in an old photo album

8. Which detail from the article best supports your answer to question 7?A “. . . Tubman posed for it in a studio . . .”B “Most people have never seen it!”C “. . . recently got a lot of attention.”D “Harriet Tubman was a leader . . .”

9. In “Strange But True,” the cause of the lake’s pink color in March is ___. A salty water C pigment from algaeB bubble gum D hot, dry weather

10. The map in “Top Twister States” shows that ___. A tornadoes occur in only about 8 of the

50 states each yearB most of the tornadoes occur in the

central part of the U.S. each yearC each state has about the same number

of tornadoes each yearD tornadoes do the same amount of

damage in each state every year

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Tornado TermsYou learned some domain-specific words in “Taking On Tornadoes.” Choose two from the word bank below. For each, write down the word’s definition. Then draw an illlustration that represents the word. Finally, write your own sentence with the word.

Domain-Specific VocabularyCommon Core RI.3.4

• debris • destructive • rotating • suction • twister • vortex

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