Sentence Comprehension Word Study - Teacher Created Materials

Level 6 Lesson 10
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Graphic Development
Directions: Use the information in the chart given below to choose the letter that
best identifies the wind strength seen in the following situations.
Tornado Strength Chart
Strength
Wind Speed (MPH)
Damage
Percent
F0
40–77
Shattered windows, broken branches
69%
F1
F2
78–112
113–157
Rips shingles from roofs, moves mobile homes
Trees uprooted, mobile homes destroyed,
roofs lifted off
29%
F3
158–206
Turns over cars, blows down walls of houses
F4
207–260
Destroys homes, lifts and carries large objects
2%
F5
260+
Lifts homes off of foundations, damages steel
structures
Possible Wind Strengths
a. F0 b. F1 c. F2 d. F3 e. F4 f. F5
Situations
_________ 1. “The damage was devastating! I saw my car lifted right off the ground. The 240
MPH winds turned my home into a heap of rubble.”
_________ 2. “We heard the warnings and went right to the basement. We feel fortunate that
our neighborhood only suffered some broken tree limbs. The damage was very
light.”
_________ 3. “When the tornado hit, it sounded like a freight train. The destruction was
severe. Cars were turned over in the street. Reports say the wind speed was up
to 180 miles per hour.”
_________ 4. “The tornado hit the Serenity Mobile Home Park. Many of the mobile homes
were destroyed. Trees were uprooted. The Red Cross will arrive by nightfall.”
_________ 5. “I lost most of the shingles on my garage roof. My lawn furniture was tossed
around the yard.”
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