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