A) Paragraphs B) Bulleted Lists C) Heading D) Sidebar
A) The story is centered around one specific event. B) The story takes place over a short period of time. C) The author focuses on one particular location. D) The author presents many characters.
A) To entertain B) To inform/explain C) To persuade D) To educate
A) Words B) Subject C) Scope D) Tone
A) Anecdotes B) Quotations C) Bulleted Lists D) Facts
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) wind to blow at different speeds B) thunderstorms to weaken C) warm air to rise D) tornadoes to form
A) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise. B) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises. C) Rising air forms a cloud of condensation that warms and maintains a storm. D) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds.
A) "Extra Ordinary" B) Recipe for Disaster" C) "Tricky Twisters" D) "Tornado Target"
A) Inform B) Show Feeling C) Entertain D) Persuade
A) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall. B) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. C) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells. D) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley."
A) Inform readers about tornadoes B) Persuade readers to study tornadoes C) Describe tornadoes features to readers D) Express readers' fears of 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) You can use kitchen utensils and ingredients to make a tornado model. B) The air temperatures during a tornado are similar to the temperatures used in baking. C) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking. D) Scientists use measurements and directions when they study tornadoes' occurrences.
A) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger. B) Tornados never form as a result of the creation of a thunderstorm. 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 differs from updrafts B) how wind shear affects a storm C) how wind shear is measured D) what wind shear looks like
A) high plateaus in Mexico B) a dryline C) the Great Plains D) the Gulf of Mexico
A) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes. B) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. C) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others. D) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley.
A) Broad B) Narrow
A) a short story to prove a point. B) a definition of a key word. C) extra details about the story. D) the main idea. |