A) Paragraphs B) Heading C) Bulleted Lists D) Sidebar
A) The story takes place over a short period of time. B) The author presents many characters. C) The author focuses on one particular location. D) The story is centered around one specific event.
A) To entertain B) To educate C) To persuade D) To inform/explain
A) Tone B) Words C) Scope D) Subject
A) Facts B) Bulleted Lists C) Quotations D) Anecdotes
A) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring. B) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. C) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters." D) Scientists have new information about tornadoes.
A) wind to blow at different speeds B) thunderstorms to weaken 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) Recipe for Disaster" B) "Extra Ordinary" C) "Tricky Twisters" D) "Tornado Target"
A) Persuade B) Inform C) Entertain D) Show Feeling
A) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley." B) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall. C) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. D) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells.
A) Persuade readers to study tornadoes B) Describe tornadoes features to readers C) Express readers' fears of tornadoes D) Inform readers about tornadoes
A) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes B) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors C) express feelings about natural disasters D) persuade states to prepare for storms
A) You can use kitchen utensils and ingredients to make a tornado model. B) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking. C) The air temperatures during a tornado are similar to the temperatures used in baking. 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) 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 is measured B) how wind shear differs from updrafts C) how wind shear affects a storm D) what wind shear looks like
A) the Great Plains B) the Gulf of Mexico C) a dryline D) high plateaus in Mexico
A) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes. B) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley. C) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. D) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others.
A) Broad B) Narrow
A) extra details about the story. B) the main idea. C) a short story to prove a point. D) a definition of a key word. |