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