A) Bulleted Lists B) Sidebar C) Heading D) Paragraphs
A) The author presents many characters. B) The author focuses on one particular location. C) The story is centered around one specific event. D) The story takes place over a short period of time.
A) To entertain B) To inform/explain C) To persuade D) To educate
A) Tone B) Words C) Scope D) Subject
A) Bulleted Lists B) Quotations C) Facts D) Anecdotes
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) tornadoes to form B) warm air to rise C) thunderstorms to weaken D) wind to blow at different speeds
A) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise. B) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises. C) Rising air forms a cloud of condensation that warms and maintains a storm. D) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds.
A) "Tornado Target" B) "Tricky Twisters" C) Recipe for Disaster" D) "Extra Ordinary"
A) Show Feeling B) Entertain C) Persuade D) Inform
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) Express readers' fears of tornadoes B) Describe tornadoes features to readers C) Persuade readers to study tornadoes 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) 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) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger. B) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air. C) Thunderstorms occur when moist air near the ground rises to meet cold air above. D) Tornados never form as a result of the creation of a thunderstorm.
A) what wind shear looks like B) how wind shear differs from updrafts C) how wind shear affects a storm D) how wind shear is measured
A) a dryline B) the Great Plains C) high plateaus in Mexico D) the Gulf of Mexico
A) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. B) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley. C) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes. D) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others.
A) Narrow B) Broad
A) the main idea. B) a definition of a key word. C) a short story to prove a point. D) extra details about the story. |