A) Bulleted Lists B) Heading C) Sidebar D) Paragraphs
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 persuade B) To educate C) To entertain D) To inform/explain
A) Words B) Tone C) Scope D) Subject
A) Facts B) Anecdotes C) Bulleted Lists D) Quotations
A) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters." B) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. C) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. D) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring.
A) tornadoes to form B) warm air to rise C) wind to blow at different speeds D) thunderstorms to weaken
A) Rising air forms a cloud of condensation that warms and maintains a storm. B) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise. C) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises. D) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds.
A) "Tricky Twisters" B) Recipe for Disaster" C) "Tornado Target" D) "Extra Ordinary"
A) Show Feeling B) Inform C) Persuade 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) Express readers' fears of tornadoes B) Describe tornadoes features to readers C) Persuade readers to study tornadoes D) Inform readers about tornadoes
A) persuade states to prepare for storms B) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors C) express feelings about natural disasters 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) Scientists use measurements and directions when they study tornadoes' occurrences. D) You can use kitchen utensils and ingredients to make a tornado model.
A) Tornados never form as a result of the creation of a thunderstorm. B) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger. C) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air. D) Thunderstorms occur when moist air near the ground rises to meet cold air above.
A) how wind shear is measured B) how wind shear differs from updrafts C) how wind shear affects a storm D) what wind shear looks like
A) the Gulf of Mexico B) high plateaus in Mexico C) the Great Plains D) a dryline
A) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley. B) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. 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) Broad B) Narrow
A) the main idea. B) extra details about the story. C) a definition of a key word. D) a short story to prove a point. |