A) Bulleted Lists B) Heading C) Paragraphs D) Sidebar
A) The story takes place over a short period of time. B) The story is centered around one specific event. C) The author focuses on one particular location. D) The author presents many characters.
A) To entertain B) To inform/explain C) To educate D) To persuade
A) Scope B) Words C) Tone D) Subject
A) Anecdotes B) Bulleted Lists C) Facts D) Quotations
A) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring. B) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters." C) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. D) Scientists have new information about tornadoes.
A) thunderstorms to weaken B) warm air to rise C) wind to blow at different speeds D) tornadoes to form
A) Rising air forms a cloud of condensation that warms and maintains a storm. B) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises. C) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise. D) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds.
A) "Extra Ordinary" B) Recipe for Disaster" C) "Tornado Target" D) "Tricky Twisters"
A) Show Feeling B) Persuade C) Inform D) Entertain
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) Persuade readers to study tornadoes C) Inform readers about tornadoes D) Express readers' fears of tornadoes
A) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors B) express feelings about natural disasters C) persuade states to prepare for storms D) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes
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) Thunderstorms occur when moist air near the ground rises to meet cold air above. B) Tornados never form as a result of the creation of a thunderstorm. C) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger. D) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air.
A) how wind shear affects a storm B) what wind shear looks like C) how wind shear is measured D) how wind shear differs from updrafts
A) high plateaus in Mexico B) the Gulf of Mexico C) a dryline D) the Great Plains
A) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes. B) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. C) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley. D) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others.
A) Broad B) Narrow
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. |