A) Sidebar B) Bulleted Lists C) Heading D) Paragraphs
A) The story takes place over a short period of time. B) The story is centered around one specific event. C) The author presents many characters. D) The author focuses on one particular location.
A) To entertain B) To educate C) To inform/explain D) To persuade
A) Scope B) Words C) Subject D) Tone
A) Anecdotes B) Facts C) Bulleted Lists D) Quotations
A) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. B) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters." C) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring. D) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day.
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) Rising air forms a cloud of condensation that warms and maintains a storm. D) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise.
A) "Tricky Twisters" B) "Extra Ordinary" C) Recipe for Disaster" D) "Tornado Target"
A) Persuade B) Entertain C) Inform D) Show Feeling
A) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley." B) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. C) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall. D) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells.
A) Persuade readers to study tornadoes B) Express readers' fears of tornadoes C) Describe tornadoes features to readers D) Inform readers about tornadoes
A) express feelings about natural disasters B) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes C) persuade states to prepare for storms D) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors
A) The air temperatures during a tornado are similar to the temperatures used in baking. B) You can use kitchen utensils and ingredients to make a tornado model. C) Scientists use measurements and directions when they study tornadoes' occurrences. D) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking.
A) Thunderstorms occur when moist air near the ground rises to meet cold air above. B) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger. 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 affects a storm B) what wind shear looks like C) how wind shear differs from updrafts D) how wind shear is measured
A) the Gulf of Mexico B) high plateaus in Mexico C) the Great Plains D) a dryline
A) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others. B) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. C) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes. D) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley.
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. |