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LEVEL L

Quick Check Blizzards!

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Instructions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.

1. Why does the author tell the 3. How does a blizzard begin?
reader about the Blizzard
of 1888?
A A layer of dry, warm air
meets more warm air.
A to inform the reader about B A layer of moist, cold air
how people now know when meets more cold air.
a blizzard is coming
to inform the reader about
C A layer of dry, warm air
B meets cold air.
how snow was once removed
from cities D A layer of moist, warm
air meets cold air.
C to inform the reader that
blizzards are serious storms 4. Blizzards were more
that affect people surprising to people in the
past because .
D to inform the reader about
the exact amount of snow A it was harder to know when
that fell during the storm and where they would strike

2. can cause bare skin B strong winds and thick snow


to freeze. would cause something called
a blackout
A A hurricane
C there were fewer blizzards
B Wind chill than there are now
C A blizzard D people were too busy
D A whiteout to notice the weather

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5. One thing scientists will study 7. The author describes Alberta


during a blizzard is the effect Clippers and provides a map of
of wind chill. Wind chill where they travel to .
is .
A inform the reader about
A a wind that is strong enough storms that occur in Canada
to blow you over
B inform the reader about
B blowing wind that makes how many of North America’s
the air feel colder than it is blizzards begin
C swirling snow in the air that C inform the reader about the
makes it impossible to see biting cold caused by them
D a serious snowstorm with D inform readers about snow
cold temperatures storms that travel up the
East Coast
6. Which three things turn
a snowstorm into a blizzard? 8. In a blizzard, winds blow steadily
at more than .
A strong winds, heavy rain,
and dropping temperatures A 10 miles per hour
B strong winds, at least B 35 miles per hour
two feet of snow, and
freezing cold
C 250 miles per hour
D 119 miles per hour
C strong winds, freezing cold,
and schools being closed
D strong winds, blinding snow,
and freezing cold

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9. Blizzards can
happen .
A only on the East Coast
of the United States
B anywhere there is snow
C anywhere in the world
D only in cities near oceans
or lakes
10. When wind is biting,
it is .
A strong enough to blow
you over
B painfully cold
C swirling snow in the air
D settling down before the
storm comes
11. Extended Response: Why is
it unsafe to be outside during
a blizzard?

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LEVEL L
Quick Check Answer Sheet Blizzards!
Main Comprehension Skill: Author’s Purpose

1. C Author’s Purpose

2. B Cause and Effect

3. D Sequence Events

4. A Cause and Effect

5. B Vocabulary

6. D Main Idea and Details

7. B Author’s Purpose

8. B Main Idea and Details

9. B Main Idea and Details

10. B Vocabulary

11. Answers will vary but


should include the following:
It is unsafe to be outside
in a blizzard because the
temperatures are low and
dangerous to humans. It is
hard to see because of the snow,
which makes travel dangerous.

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