A) Sidebar B) Bulleted Lists C) Heading D) Paragraphs
A) The story is centered around one specific event. B) The author focuses on one particular location. C) The author presents many characters. D) The story takes place over a short period of time.
A) To persuade B) To entertain C) To educate D) To inform/explain
A) Scope B) Subject C) Words D) Tone
A) Facts B) Anecdotes C) Quotations 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) thunderstorms to weaken B) tornadoes to form C) wind to blow at different speeds D) warm air to rise
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) "Extra Ordinary" B) "Tornado Target" C) Recipe for Disaster" D) "Tricky Twisters"
A) Persuade B) Inform C) Entertain D) Show Feeling
A) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. B) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley." C) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall. 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) express feelings about natural disasters B) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes C) persuade states to prepare for storms D) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors
A) Scientists use measurements and directions when they study tornadoes' occurrences. B) The air temperatures during a tornado are similar to the temperatures used in baking. C) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking. D) You can use kitchen utensils and ingredients to make a tornado model.
A) Thunderstorms occur when moist air near the ground rises to meet cold air above. 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 are complicated and difficult to trigger.
A) what wind shear looks like B) how wind shear is measured C) how wind shear differs from updrafts D) how wind shear affects a storm
A) high plateaus in Mexico B) the Gulf of Mexico C) a dryline D) the Great Plains
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) extra details about the story. C) a definition of a key word. D) the main idea. |