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