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Reading Questions

Choose the best answer.

1. Which is not a major type of clouds?

a. cirrus
b. cumulus
c. stratus
d. cirrostratus

2. In the passage, what happened first?
a. They are different in how they look, and how high they are in the sky.
b. This happens when the drops of water are very far from each other.

c. When the sky changes colors because of the Sun, the clouds also change
colors.
d. They are white when the drops of water are very close to each other.

3. Why do clouds become gray?
a. Because the drops of water are very close to each other.
b. Because drops of water are far away from each other.

c. It changes as the sun rises or sets.
d. Clouds change colors because of the Sun.

4. How are nimbus clouds similar to cirrus clouds?

a. their height or altitude they are located in
b. their appearance
c. the size of the drops of water
d. none of the above

5. Predict what will happen if you saw a very dark gray cloud in the sky.
a. There is going to be a natural disaster.
b. It is going to start raining soon.
c. The air is going to be polluted.

d. People will run for their lives.

6. The word cumulus tells you
a. the cloud will be dense and puffy

b. the cloud will be thin and wispy
c. the cloud will be flat and foggy
d. the cloud will be dark and thick

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