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