A) Paragraphs B) Heading C) Bulleted Lists D) Sidebar
A) The story is centered around one specific event. B) The author presents many characters. C) The story takes place over a short period of time. D) The author focuses on one particular location.
A) To persuade B) To educate C) To entertain D) To inform/explain
A) Words B) Subject C) Tone D) Scope
A) Facts B) Bulleted Lists C) Anecdotes D) Quotations
A) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring. B) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. C) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. D) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters."
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) "Extra Ordinary" B) "Tornado Target" C) "Tricky Twisters" D) Recipe for Disaster"
A) Inform B) Persuade C) Show Feeling D) Entertain
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) Inform readers about tornadoes B) Describe tornadoes features to readers C) Express readers' fears of tornadoes D) Persuade readers to study tornadoes
A) express feelings about natural disasters B) persuade states to prepare for storms C) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes D) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors
A) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking. B) Scientists use measurements and directions when they study tornadoes' occurrences. 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) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air. B) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger. 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) how wind shear is measured C) what wind shear looks like D) how wind shear affects a storm
A) high plateaus in Mexico B) the Gulf of Mexico C) a dryline D) the Great Plains
A) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. B) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley. C) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes. D) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others.
A) Narrow B) Broad
A) a definition of a key word. B) the main idea. C) a short story to prove a point. D) extra details about the story. |