1. What Kind of Storm Brings Lots of Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning? 2

Windy Weather - Comprehension Questions Answer Key

1. What kind of storm brings lots of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning?

A. tornadoes B. thunderstorms C. blizzards

2. The text describes four different windy storms. How is the wind that is part of storms described?

A. sharp B. strong C. gentle

3. A tornado is a spinning storm. It carries strong winds across land. Based on this information, where can tornadoes most likely be found?

A. large areas of land B. outer space C. oceans

A. This text is mainly about storms that are windy. B. This text is mainly about wind. C. This text is mainly about thunderstorms.

5. What kind of storm brings lots of wind and snow?

The storm that brings lots of wind and snow is

The storm that brings lots of wind and snow is a blizzard.

6. What did you learn from "Windy Weather"?

Answers will vary.

7. Class Discussion Question: Use information from the text to discuss how the storms described in the text are the same and different.

All of the storms mentioned in the text bring a lot of strong wind. The storms are different because they bring different kinds of precipitation (some bring rain, some snow, and some mention no water at all). Hurricanes are the only storms that begin over water, and thunderstorms are the only storms mentioned with thunder and lightning.

Students' pictures may vary but should depict one of the four storms mentioned in the text: a thunderstorm (thunder, lightning, wind, and rain), a hurricane (wind and rain), a blizzard (wind and snow), or tornado (spinning winds moving across land).