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