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