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