Question

“I remember hearing sirens for a second time, so my dad walked outside to look. He turned around immediately, and I saw his face turn to horror as he began to scream for us to get downstairs. He screamed for me to get down, but due to my disability, I was unable to. My dad grabbed me and pulled me down to the concrete basement floor. My ears started to pop repeatedly, and I heard a lot of crashing and screaming. It sounded like a jet engine was on top of us. I felt myself being pulled across the basement floor and things were hitting and landing on top of me. All around me were large boards and parts of the flooring from other houses. It looked as if a bomb had gone off. I don’t know how we survived it, but luckily, we did.”

– “Special Needs and Tornadoes: A Joplin Story,”

Shandie Reed Johnson

Based on this narrative, which safety precaution could the narrator’s family take to help keep them safe? Check all that apply.

follow a containment plan
avoid getting close to windows
call 9-1-1
move to the lowest part of the house
enter a shelter

Answer 1

The dad shouldn't have went outside to check, He panicked which is also something that you should not do

Step-by-step explanation:

I think that the dad shouldn't have went outside to check, I think that him doing so put his family more in danger. Then he panicked which is also something that you should not do because you panicking, causing others to panic

Answer 2

I think it was good that the dad checked.

Step-by-step explanation:

If the dad did not check, then they all would have been killed by the tornado. They headed towards the basement, which was smart, and if they had not of, they would of gotton crushed by all the things falling and crashing all around and on the house. If the dad had not of checked, the the girl with disabalities would of been crused and killed too.