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