Elements of Nonfiction
  • 1. In any nonfiction text, which of the following is NOT a text feature?
A) Sidebar
B) Paragraphs
C) Bulleted Lists
D) Heading
  • 2. In any nonfiction text, which of the following DOES NOT describe a story with a narrow scope?
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.
  • 3. In any nonfiction text, which of the following is NOT a possible author's purpose?
A) To entertain
B) To inform/explain
C) To persuade
D) To educate
  • 4. In any nonfiction text, which of the following IS NOT a way to determine author's purpose?
A) Scope
B) Words
C) Subject
D) Tone
  • 5. In any nonfiction text, which of the following IS NOT a type of supporting detail?
A) Anecdotes
B) Quotations
C) Bulleted Lists
D) Facts
  • 6. Which statement is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day.
B) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters."
C) Scientists have new information about tornadoes.
D) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring.
  • 7. The subheading "Recipe for Disaster" refers to what must happen for
A) tornadoes to form
B) wind to blow at different speeds
C) warm air to rise
D) thunderstorms to weaken
  • 8. Which statement best summarizes lines 17-19?
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) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise.
D) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises.
  • 9. Which text feature tells you where to look to find out where tornadoes strike?
A) "Extra Ordinary"
B) "Tricky Twisters"
C) "Tornado Target"
D) Recipe for Disaster"
  • 10. The author's purpose in including dates, percentages, and other data in lines 49-58 is to
A) Show Feeling
B) Persuade
C) Entertain
D) Inform
  • 11. Which main idea does the detail about storms in Indiana in lines 56-58 support?
A) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley."
B) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall.
C) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells.
D) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others.
  • 12. The author's purpose for the article is mainly to
A) Express readers' fears of tornadoes
B) Inform readers about tornadoes
C) Persuade readers to study tornadoes
D) Describe tornadoes features to readers
  • 13. The first two paragraphs reveal that the author's primary purpose is to
A) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes
B) persuade states to prepare for storms
C) express feelings about natural disasters
D) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors
  • 14. Why is "Recipe for Disaster" an appropriate subheading for lines 11-27?
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.
  • 15. What statement best summarizes lines 12-19?
A) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air.
B) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger.
C) Tornados never form as a result of the creation of a thunderstorm.
D) Thunderstorms occur when moist air near the ground rises to meet cold air above.
  • 16. To support the main idea in the sentence that begins on line 20, the author provides details about
A) how wind shear differs from updrafts
B) what wind shear looks like
C) how wind shear is measured
D) how wind shear affects a storm
  • 17. The subheading "Tornado Target" refers to
A) high plateaus in Mexico
B) the Great Plains
C) the Gulf of Mexico
D) a dryline
  • 18. The detail "But when the team zeroed in or specific areas, some of the percentages were much higher" (lines 55-56) supports the main idea that
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.
  • 19. How would you describe the scope of this article?
A) Broad
B) Narrow
  • 20. In any nonfiction text, an anecdote is best described as
A) the main idea.
B) extra details about the story.
C) a definition of a key word.
D) a short story to prove a point.
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