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 entertain B) To educate C) To persuade D) To inform/explain
A) Tone B) Words C) Subject D) Scope
A) Anecdotes B) Quotations C) Facts D) Bulleted Lists
A) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. B) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring. C) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters." D) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day.
A) wind to blow at different speeds B) tornadoes to form C) thunderstorms to weaken D) warm air to rise
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) Recipe for Disaster" B) "Extra Ordinary" C) "Tricky Twisters" D) "Tornado Target"
A) Show Feeling B) Entertain C) Inform D) Persuade
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.
A) Express readers' fears of tornadoes B) Persuade readers to study tornadoes C) Describe tornadoes features to readers D) Inform readers about tornadoes
A) persuade states to prepare for storms B) express feelings about natural disasters C) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors D) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes
A) The air temperatures during a tornado are similar to the temperatures used in baking. 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 author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking.
A) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger. B) Tornados never form as a result of the creation of a thunderstorm. C) Thunderstorms occur when moist air near the ground rises to meet cold air above. D) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air.
A) how wind shear differs from updrafts B) what wind shear looks like C) how wind shear affects a storm D) how wind shear is measured
A) the Great Plains B) high plateaus in Mexico C) the Gulf of Mexico D) a dryline
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) Narrow B) Broad
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. |