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