Tornado

Unit Review Sheet

Facts and Definitions

Lesson 1: Weather on the Farm

• Tornado Alley is the part of the United States where tornadoes are most likely to occur.
• Tornadoes can be dangerous.

Lesson 2: The Storm

• cellar: a basement
• trembling: shaking or shivering
• bargain: an agreement
• encouragement: the act of urging or inspiring
• command: to give orders or tell what to do

Lesson 3: The Tornado

• Word choice is an element of writing that includes choosing interesting and descriptive words to make the writing more engaging and exciting.

Lesson 4: A Card Trick

• Sentences end in periods, question marks, or exclamation marks.
• An exclamation mark shows excitement, surprise, or other strong feelings.

Lesson 5: Turtles

• A myth is a traditional story that can explain natural events.

Lesson 6: The Best Pet Award

• Living things can change their environments to make themselves more comfortable.
• Mood is a state of mind or a feeling.
• Pleasure is a feeling of enjoyment.
• Damage means harm or injury to a person or property.
• Admit means to tell the truth about something.
• Fond means you like someone.
• Miserable means unhappy or uncomfortable.

Lesson 7: Conflict

• Conflict refers to the main problem that the characters face in the story. Conflict can be between a character and another character, between the character and the environment, or between the character and himself or herself.

Lesson 8: The End of the Storm

• Synonyms are words that have about the same meaning.

Lesson 9: Plot

• The plot of the story is the series of major events that occurs in the story.
• The climax is the part of the story where the action or conflict is at its highest or most exciting point. It usually occurs near the end of the book.
• The resolution follows the climax and is when the problem is solved and the characters usually feel better.

Final Project: Think-Tac-Toe

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