Elements of Nonfiction
  • 1. In any nonfiction text, which of the following is NOT a text feature?
A) Bulleted Lists
B) Sidebar
C) Heading
D) Paragraphs
  • 2. In any nonfiction text, which of the following DOES NOT describe a story with a narrow scope?
A) The story is centered around one specific event.
B) The author focuses on one particular location.
C) The author presents many characters.
D) The story takes place over a short period of time.
  • 3. In any nonfiction text, which of the following is NOT a possible author's purpose?
A) To entertain
B) To educate
C) To inform/explain
D) To persuade
  • 4. In any nonfiction text, which of the following IS NOT a way to determine author's purpose?
A) Subject
B) Tone
C) Words
D) Scope
  • 5. In any nonfiction text, which of the following IS NOT a type of supporting detail?
A) Quotations
B) Facts
C) Bulleted Lists
D) Anecdotes
  • 6. Which statement is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring.
B) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters."
C) Scientists have new information about tornadoes.
D) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day.
  • 7. The subheading "Recipe for Disaster" refers to what must happen for
A) warm air to rise
B) thunderstorms to weaken
C) tornadoes to form
D) wind to blow at different speeds
  • 8. Which statement best summarizes lines 17-19?
A) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises.
B) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise.
C) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds.
D) Rising air forms a cloud of condensation that warms and maintains a storm.
  • 9. Which text feature tells you where to look to find out where tornadoes strike?
A) Recipe for Disaster"
B) "Extra Ordinary"
C) "Tricky Twisters"
D) "Tornado Target"
  • 10. The author's purpose in including dates, percentages, and other data in lines 49-58 is to
A) Entertain
B) Show Feeling
C) Inform
D) Persuade
  • 11. Which main idea does the detail about storms in Indiana in lines 56-58 support?
A) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells.
B) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others.
C) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley."
D) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall.
  • 12. The author's purpose for the article is mainly to
A) Inform readers about tornadoes
B) Express readers' fears of tornadoes
C) Persuade readers to study tornadoes
D) Describe tornadoes features to readers
  • 13. The first two paragraphs reveal that the author's primary purpose is to
A) persuade states to prepare for storms
B) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes
C) express feelings about natural disasters
D) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors
  • 14. Why is "Recipe for Disaster" an appropriate subheading for lines 11-27?
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 air temperatures during a tornado are similar to the temperatures used in baking.
D) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking.
  • 15. What statement best summarizes lines 12-19?
A) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air.
B) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger.
C) Tornados never form as a result of the creation of a thunderstorm.
D) Thunderstorms occur when moist air near the ground rises to meet cold air above.
  • 16. To support the main idea in the sentence that begins on line 20, the author provides details about
A) how wind shear is measured
B) what wind shear looks like
C) how wind shear affects a storm
D) how wind shear differs from updrafts
  • 17. The subheading "Tornado Target" refers to
A) a dryline
B) the Gulf of Mexico
C) high plateaus in Mexico
D) the Great Plains
  • 18. The detail "But when the team zeroed in or specific areas, some of the percentages were much higher" (lines 55-56) supports the main idea that
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.
  • 19. How would you describe the scope of this article?
A) Broad
B) Narrow
  • 20. In any nonfiction text, an anecdote is best described as
A) the main idea.
B) a short story to prove a point.
C) extra details about the story.
D) a definition of a key word.
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