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