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 entertain C) To inform/explain D) To educate
A) Tone B) Scope C) Words D) Subject
A) Facts B) Bulleted Lists C) Anecdotes D) Quotations
A) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring. B) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. C) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. D) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters."
A) tornadoes to form B) wind to blow at different speeds C) warm air to rise 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) "Tornado Target" B) "Extra Ordinary" C) "Tricky Twisters" D) Recipe for Disaster"
A) Entertain B) Show Feeling C) Persuade D) Inform
A) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley." B) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells. C) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall. 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) 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) express feelings about natural disasters D) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors
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) You can use kitchen utensils and ingredients to make a tornado model. D) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking.
A) Tornados never form as a result of the creation of a thunderstorm. B) Thunderstorms occur when moist air near the ground rises to meet cold air above. C) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air. D) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger.
A) how wind shear affects a storm B) how wind shear is measured C) what wind shear looks like D) how wind shear differs from updrafts
A) the Great Plains B) high plateaus in Mexico C) a dryline D) the Gulf of Mexico
A) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others. B) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. C) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley. D) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes.
A) Broad B) Narrow
A) extra details about the story. B) the main idea. C) a short story to prove a point. D) a definition of a key word. |