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