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