A) Paragraphs B) Heading C) Bulleted Lists D) Sidebar
A) The story takes place over a short period of time. B) The author focuses on one particular location. C) The story is centered around one specific event. D) The author presents many characters.
A) To inform/explain B) To educate C) To persuade D) To entertain
A) Words B) Scope C) Subject D) Tone
A) Anecdotes B) Bulleted Lists C) Quotations D) Facts
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) tornadoes to form C) warm air to rise D) wind to blow at different speeds
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) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise. D) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises.
A) "Tricky Twisters" B) "Extra Ordinary" C) Recipe for Disaster" D) "Tornado Target"
A) Entertain B) Inform C) Show Feeling D) Persuade
A) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells. B) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall. C) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. D) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley."
A) Describe tornadoes features to readers B) Persuade readers to study tornadoes C) Inform readers about tornadoes D) Express readers' fears of 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) You can use kitchen utensils and ingredients to make a tornado model. C) The air temperatures during a tornado are similar to the temperatures used in baking. D) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking.
A) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger. 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) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air.
A) how wind shear is measured B) how wind shear affects a storm C) how wind shear differs from updrafts D) what wind shear looks like
A) high plateaus in Mexico B) the Great Plains 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) extra details about the story. B) a definition of a key word. C) the main idea. D) a short story to prove a point. |