A) Paragraphs B) Bulleted Lists C) Sidebar D) Heading
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 educate B) To persuade C) To entertain D) To inform/explain
A) Scope B) Subject C) Words D) Tone
A) Bulleted Lists B) Facts C) Quotations D) Anecdotes
A) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring. B) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. C) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. D) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters."
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) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise. C) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds. D) Rising air forms a cloud of condensation that warms and maintains a storm.
A) Recipe for Disaster" B) "Tornado Target" C) "Extra Ordinary" D) "Tricky Twisters"
A) Show Feeling B) Persuade C) Inform D) Entertain
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) Inform readers about tornadoes B) Persuade readers to study tornadoes C) Express readers' fears of tornadoes D) Describe tornadoes features to readers
A) express feelings about natural disasters B) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes C) persuade states to prepare for storms D) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors
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) You can use kitchen utensils and ingredients to make a tornado model. D) Scientists use measurements and directions when they study tornadoes' occurrences.
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) how wind shear affects a storm B) how wind shear differs from updrafts C) what wind shear looks like D) how wind shear is measured
A) a dryline B) the Gulf of Mexico C) the Great Plains D) high plateaus in Mexico
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) Narrow B) Broad
A) the main idea. B) a definition of a key word. C) a short story to prove a point. D) extra details about the story. |