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