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