A) Heading B) Bulleted Lists C) Sidebar D) Paragraphs
A) The story is centered around one specific event. B) The author focuses on one particular location. C) The story takes place over a short period of time. D) The author presents many characters.
A) To persuade B) To entertain C) To educate D) To inform/explain
A) Subject B) Scope C) Words D) Tone
A) Anecdotes B) Facts C) Quotations D) Bulleted Lists
A) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring. B) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. C) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. D) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters."
A) thunderstorms to weaken B) warm air to rise C) tornadoes to form D) wind to blow at different speeds
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) "Extra Ordinary" B) "Tricky Twisters" C) "Tornado Target" D) Recipe for Disaster"
A) Show Feeling B) Entertain C) Persuade D) Inform
A) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. B) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall. C) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley." 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) express feelings about natural disasters B) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes C) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors D) persuade states to prepare for storms
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) 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 are complicated and difficult to trigger. D) Thunderstorms occur when moist air near the ground rises to meet cold air above.
A) how wind shear differs from updrafts B) how wind shear is measured C) how wind shear affects a storm D) what wind shear looks like
A) high plateaus in Mexico B) a dryline C) the Gulf of Mexico D) the Great Plains
A) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley. B) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. C) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others. D) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes.
A) Narrow B) Broad
A) a short story to prove a point. B) the main idea. C) extra details about the story. D) a definition of a key word. |