TORNADO PREPAREDNESS QUIZ
Name: ____________________________
Employees must receive 80% or better in order to pass. Each question is 10% so an employee may only
miss 2 answers and still pass. Employees who do not pass will have to retake the training.
1. All of the following statements are true except:
A) Tornadoes can occur anywhere and at any time.
B) 600 tornadoes are reported throughout the nation in an average year.
C) Tornadoes may have wind speeds of 250 mph or more.
D) Sometimes multiple tornadoes may occur at the same time.
2. Your employer’s written Emergency Protection Plan should include:
A) Suitable places to take shelter
B) A list of employee’s names
C) Tornado safe posture
D) Both A and C
3. Warning signs of a tornado include:
A) Dark sky, erratic weather patterns, oddly shaped clouds
B) Dark/green clouds or sky, wall clouds, cloud of debris, large hail, funnel clouds and roaring
noise
C) Hail, clouds, loud noises, dark skies, people running in the streets screaming “tornado”
D) Dark/green clouds or sky, oddly shaped clouds, roaring noise, large hail
4. What does a Tornado Watch mean?
A) A tornado has been sighted in the area or indicated by radar; take shelter immediately
B) A tornado has been indicated by radar only and you should continue monitoring the
situation
C) Tornadoes are likely to occur in the watch area; be ready to act quickly and take shelter
D) You should go outside to watch a tornado
5. What does a Tornado Warning mean?
A) A tornado has been sighted in the area or indicated by radar; take shelter immediately
B) A tornado has been indicated by radar only and you should continue monitoring the
situation
C) Tornadoes are likely to occur in the watch area; be ready to act quickly and take shelter
D) You should warn all of your family and friends a tornado may be coming
6. Tornado sirens sound:
A) During a Tornado Warning only
B) Throughout the affected county
C) During a Tornado Watch only
D) Only within the appropriate designated zone
E) During both a tornado watch and a tornado warning
7. If the safe room cannot be reached or is full, you should seek shelter:
A) Wherever possible
B) Under a desk
C) In the hallway
D) In a central exam room
8. If seeking shelter in a secondary location, you should:
A) Stay in the center of the room because walls attract debris
B) Curl in a ball covering your head and neck with your hands
C) Both A and B
D) None of the Above
9. Choose the most complete list of post-tornado safety hazards:
A) Once a tornado is over, you do not face any hazards
B) Additional storms, downed electrical lines, broken gas lines, sharp debris, heat stress,
equipment hazards, and fire hazards
C) Additional storms, downed electrical lines, broken gas lines, sharp debris, emotionally
unstable people, looting, and lost animals
D) PTSD, claustrophobia, damaged friendships, property damage, looting, stress, and financial
hardship
10. After a tornado, you should:
A) Continue listening to local news for updated information/instructions and only go home
when authorities say it is safe to do so
B) Continue listening to local news for updated information/instructions and exercise caution
on your drive home
C) Immediately call everyone you know to make sure they are safe
D) Search for broken gas lines and flammable liquids that may have spilled in damaged
buildings