A) Heading B) Bulleted Lists C) Paragraphs D) Sidebar
A) The author presents many characters. B) The story is centered around one specific event. C) The author focuses on one particular location. 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) Subject B) Tone C) Words D) Scope
A) Bulleted Lists B) Facts C) Anecdotes D) Quotations
A) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. B) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. C) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring. D) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters."
A) wind to blow at different speeds B) thunderstorms to weaken C) tornadoes to form D) warm air to rise
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) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises. D) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise.
A) "Tricky Twisters" B) Recipe for Disaster" C) "Tornado Target" D) "Extra Ordinary"
A) Show Feeling B) Persuade C) Inform D) Entertain
A) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall. B) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley." C) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. D) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells.
A) Describe tornadoes features to readers B) Inform readers about tornadoes C) Persuade readers to study tornadoes D) Express readers' fears of tornadoes
A) persuade states to prepare for storms B) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors C) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes D) express feelings about natural disasters
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) You can use kitchen utensils and ingredients to make a tornado model. D) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking.
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) how wind shear affects a storm C) what wind shear looks like D) how wind shear is measured
A) a dryline B) the Gulf of Mexico C) the Great Plains D) high plateaus in Mexico
A) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others. B) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes. C) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. D) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley.
A) Broad B) Narrow
A) extra details about the story. B) a definition of a key word. C) the main idea. D) a short story to prove a point. |