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