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