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