A) Heading B) Sidebar C) Paragraphs D) Bulleted Lists
A) The story is centered around one specific event. B) The author presents many characters. C) The story takes place over a short period of time. D) The author focuses on one particular location.
A) To inform/explain B) To educate C) To persuade D) To entertain
A) Subject B) Words C) Tone D) Scope
A) Quotations B) Anecdotes C) Bulleted Lists D) Facts
A) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. B) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. C) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters." D) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring.
A) thunderstorms to weaken B) wind to blow at different speeds C) warm air to rise D) tornadoes to form
A) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise. B) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds. C) Rising air forms a cloud of condensation that warms and maintains a storm. D) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises.
A) "Tricky Twisters" B) Recipe for Disaster" C) "Extra Ordinary" D) "Tornado Target"
A) Show Feeling B) Inform C) Entertain D) Persuade
A) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall. B) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells. C) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. D) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley."
A) Describe tornadoes features to readers B) Express readers' fears of tornadoes C) Persuade readers to study tornadoes D) Inform readers about tornadoes
A) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors B) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes C) persuade states to prepare for storms D) express feelings about natural disasters
A) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking. B) The air temperatures during a tornado are similar to the temperatures used in baking. C) You can use kitchen utensils and ingredients to make a tornado model. D) Scientists use measurements and directions when they study tornadoes' occurrences.
A) Tornados never form as a result of the creation of a thunderstorm. B) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air. C) Thunderstorms occur when moist air near the ground rises to meet cold air above. D) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger.
A) how wind shear is measured B) how wind shear differs from updrafts C) what wind shear looks like D) how wind shear affects a storm
A) the Great Plains B) the Gulf of Mexico C) high plateaus in Mexico D) a dryline
A) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. B) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley. C) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others. D) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes.
A) Broad B) Narrow
A) the main idea. B) a definition of a key word. C) a short story to prove a point. D) extra details about the story. |