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