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