A) Sidebar B) Heading C) Bulleted Lists D) Paragraphs
A) The author focuses on one particular location. B) The author presents many characters. C) The story takes place over a short period of time. D) The story is centered around one specific event.
A) To educate B) To persuade C) To entertain D) To inform/explain
A) Scope B) Subject C) Words D) Tone
A) Bulleted Lists B) Facts C) Quotations D) Anecdotes
A) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters." B) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. C) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. 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) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds. B) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises. C) Rising air forms a cloud of condensation that warms and maintains a storm. D) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise.
A) Recipe for Disaster" B) "Tornado Target" C) "Extra Ordinary" D) "Tricky Twisters"
A) Persuade B) Inform C) Show Feeling D) Entertain
A) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells. B) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. C) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley." D) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall.
A) Express readers' fears of tornadoes B) Inform readers about tornadoes C) Describe tornadoes features to readers D) Persuade readers to study tornadoes
A) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes B) persuade states to prepare for storms C) express feelings about natural disasters 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) Tornados never form as a result of the creation of a thunderstorm. 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) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger.
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) the Great Plains C) a dryline D) high plateaus in Mexico
A) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes. B) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others. C) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley. D) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines.
A) Broad B) Narrow
A) extra details about the story. B) the main idea. C) a short story to prove a point. D) a definition of a key word. |