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