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