A) Heading B) Bulleted Lists C) Sidebar D) Paragraphs
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 entertain B) To educate C) To inform/explain D) To persuade
A) Scope B) Subject C) Words D) Tone
A) Quotations B) Anecdotes C) Bulleted Lists D) Facts
A) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. B) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring. C) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. D) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters."
A) warm air to rise B) thunderstorms to weaken C) wind to blow at different speeds 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) "Tornado Target" B) "Extra Ordinary" C) Recipe for Disaster" D) "Tricky Twisters"
A) Show Feeling B) Persuade C) Inform D) Entertain
A) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells. B) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall. C) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. D) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley."
A) Persuade readers to study tornadoes B) Describe tornadoes features to readers C) Express readers' fears of tornadoes D) Inform readers about tornadoes
A) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes B) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors C) persuade states to prepare for storms D) express feelings about natural disasters
A) Scientists use measurements and directions when they study tornadoes' occurrences. B) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking. C) The air temperatures during a tornado are similar to the temperatures used in baking. D) You can use kitchen utensils and ingredients to make a tornado model.
A) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger. B) Thunderstorms occur when moist air near the ground rises to meet cold air above. C) Tornados never form as a result of the creation of a thunderstorm. D) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air.
A) how wind shear is measured B) how wind shear affects a storm C) what wind shear looks like D) how wind shear differs from updrafts
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) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others. D) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines.
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. |