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