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