A) Paragraphs B) Bulleted Lists C) Heading D) Sidebar
A) The story is centered around one specific event. B) The author presents many characters. C) The story takes place over a short period of time. D) The author focuses on one particular location.
A) To educate B) To entertain C) To persuade D) To inform/explain
A) Words B) Subject C) Tone D) Scope
A) Quotations B) Anecdotes C) Facts 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) 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) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises. C) Rising air forms a cloud of condensation that warms and maintains a storm. D) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds.
A) "Extra Ordinary" B) "Tornado Target" C) Recipe for Disaster" D) "Tricky Twisters"
A) Persuade B) Entertain C) Show Feeling D) Inform
A) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley." B) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. C) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall. D) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells.
A) Express readers' fears of tornadoes B) Describe tornadoes features to readers C) Inform readers about tornadoes D) Persuade readers to study tornadoes
A) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes B) persuade states to prepare for storms C) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors D) express feelings about natural disasters
A) Scientists use measurements and directions when they study tornadoes' occurrences. B) The air temperatures during a tornado are similar to the temperatures used in baking. 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) Thunderstorms occur when moist air near the ground rises to meet cold air above. B) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air. C) Tornados never form as a result of the creation of a thunderstorm. D) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger.
A) how wind shear differs from updrafts B) what wind shear looks like C) how wind shear affects a storm D) how wind shear is measured
A) a dryline B) the Great Plains C) the Gulf of Mexico D) high plateaus in Mexico
A) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley. B) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. C) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others. D) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes.
A) Narrow B) Broad
A) a short story to prove a point. B) a definition of a key word. C) the main idea. D) extra details about the story. |