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