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