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