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 entertain D) To inform/explain
A) Words B) Scope C) Tone D) Subject
A) Bulleted Lists B) Facts C) Anecdotes D) Quotations
A) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring. B) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters." C) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. D) Scientists have new information about tornadoes.
A) wind to blow at different speeds B) tornadoes to form C) thunderstorms to weaken D) warm air to rise
A) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds. B) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise. 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) Entertain C) Persuade D) Inform
A) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall. B) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley." C) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. D) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells.
A) Inform readers about tornadoes B) Describe tornadoes features to readers C) Express readers' fears of tornadoes D) Persuade readers to study tornadoes
A) express feelings about natural disasters B) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes C) persuade states to prepare for storms D) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors
A) The air temperatures during a tornado are similar to the temperatures used in baking. B) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking. 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 are complicated and difficult to trigger. D) Thunderstorms occur when moist air near the ground rises to meet cold air above.
A) how wind shear is measured B) how wind shear differs from updrafts C) how wind shear affects a storm D) what wind shear looks like
A) a dryline B) high plateaus in Mexico C) the Gulf of Mexico D) the Great Plains
A) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. B) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes. C) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley. D) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others.
A) Broad B) Narrow
A) a short story to prove a point. B) extra details about the story. C) a definition of a key word. D) the main idea. |