A) Heading B) Paragraphs C) Sidebar D) Bulleted Lists
A) The author presents many characters. B) The story is centered around one specific event. C) The author focuses on one particular location. D) The story takes place over a short period of time.
A) To persuade B) To entertain C) To inform/explain D) To educate
A) Scope B) Words C) Tone D) Subject
A) Quotations B) Bulleted Lists C) Facts D) Anecdotes
A) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. B) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring. C) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. D) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters."
A) warm air to rise B) thunderstorms to weaken C) tornadoes to form D) wind to blow at different speeds
A) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds. 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) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises.
A) Recipe for Disaster" B) "Tricky Twisters" C) "Extra Ordinary" D) "Tornado Target"
A) Show Feeling B) Inform C) Persuade D) Entertain
A) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells. B) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley." C) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. D) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall.
A) Persuade readers to study tornadoes B) Describe tornadoes features to readers C) Inform readers about tornadoes D) Express readers' fears of tornadoes
A) express feelings about natural disasters B) persuade states to prepare for storms C) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors D) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes
A) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking. B) Scientists use measurements and directions when they study tornadoes' occurrences. C) The air temperatures during a tornado are similar to the temperatures used in baking. 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) how wind shear differs from updrafts B) how wind shear affects a storm C) how wind shear is measured D) what wind shear looks like
A) the Great Plains B) high plateaus in Mexico C) a dryline 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) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes. D) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley.
A) Broad B) Narrow
A) extra details about the story. B) a short story to prove a point. C) a definition of a key word. D) the main idea. |