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