A) Bulleted Lists B) Heading C) Sidebar D) Paragraphs
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 educate B) To inform/explain C) To entertain D) To persuade
A) Words B) Subject C) Scope D) Tone
A) Facts B) Bulleted Lists C) Quotations D) Anecdotes
A) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. B) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring. C) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. D) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters."
A) thunderstorms to weaken B) wind to blow at different speeds C) tornadoes to form 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) "Tornado Target" B) Recipe for Disaster" C) "Extra Ordinary" D) "Tricky Twisters"
A) Show Feeling B) Persuade C) Entertain D) Inform
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) Inform readers about tornadoes B) Describe tornadoes features to readers C) Express readers' fears of tornadoes D) Persuade readers to study tornadoes
A) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors B) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes C) persuade states to prepare for storms D) express feelings about natural disasters
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) 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) what wind shear looks like B) how wind shear affects a storm C) how wind shear differs from updrafts D) how wind shear is measured
A) the Great Plains B) the Gulf of Mexico C) high plateaus in Mexico D) a dryline
A) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. 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) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley.
A) Narrow B) Broad
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. |