A) Sidebar B) Paragraphs C) Heading D) Bulleted Lists
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 educate B) To entertain C) To inform/explain D) To persuade
A) Words B) Scope C) Subject D) Tone
A) Facts B) Quotations C) Bulleted Lists D) Anecdotes
A) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. B) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. C) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters." D) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring.
A) wind to blow at different speeds B) warm air to rise C) thunderstorms to weaken D) tornadoes to form
A) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds. B) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise. 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) "Extra Ordinary" C) Recipe for Disaster" D) "Tornado Target"
A) Show Feeling B) Entertain C) Persuade D) Inform
A) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells. B) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall. C) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. D) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley."
A) Describe tornadoes features to readers B) Inform readers about tornadoes C) Persuade readers to study tornadoes D) Express readers' fears of tornadoes
A) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes B) express feelings about natural disasters C) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors D) persuade states to prepare for storms
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) how wind shear differs from updrafts B) how wind shear is measured C) what wind shear looks like D) how wind shear affects a storm
A) high plateaus in Mexico B) a dryline C) the Great Plains D) the Gulf of Mexico
A) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others. B) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. C) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley. D) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes.
A) Narrow B) Broad
A) a definition of a key word. B) the main idea. C) extra details about the story. D) a short story to prove a point. |