A) Heading B) Sidebar C) Bulleted Lists D) Paragraphs
A) The story is centered around one specific event. B) The author presents many characters. C) The story takes place over a short period of time. D) The author focuses on one particular location.
A) To persuade B) To entertain C) To educate D) To inform/explain
A) Subject B) Scope C) Tone D) Words
A) Facts B) Bulleted Lists C) Anecdotes D) Quotations
A) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters." B) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. C) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. D) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring.
A) tornadoes to form B) warm air to rise C) wind to blow at different speeds D) thunderstorms to weaken
A) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise. B) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds. C) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises. D) Rising air forms a cloud of condensation that warms and maintains a storm.
A) "Tricky Twisters" B) Recipe for Disaster" C) "Tornado Target" D) "Extra Ordinary"
A) Entertain B) Show Feeling C) Inform D) Persuade
A) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley." B) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells. C) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall. D) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others.
A) Express readers' fears of tornadoes B) Persuade readers to study tornadoes C) Inform readers about tornadoes D) Describe tornadoes features to readers
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) The air temperatures during a tornado are similar to the temperatures used in baking. 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) 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) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air.
A) how wind shear is measured B) how wind shear affects a storm C) how wind shear differs from updrafts D) what wind shear looks like
A) the Great Plains B) high plateaus in Mexico C) the Gulf of Mexico D) a dryline
A) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. B) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes. C) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley. D) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others.
A) Narrow B) Broad
A) extra details about the story. B) a definition of a key word. C) the main idea. D) a short story to prove a point. |