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