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