A) Heading B) Sidebar C) Bulleted Lists D) Paragraphs
A) The author focuses on one particular location. B) The story takes place over a short period of time. C) The author presents many characters. D) The story is centered around one specific event.
A) To entertain B) To persuade C) To educate D) To inform/explain
A) Subject B) Scope C) Tone D) Words
A) Facts B) Bulleted Lists C) Quotations 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) warm air to rise B) wind to blow at different speeds C) tornadoes to form D) thunderstorms to weaken
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) "Extra Ordinary" B) "Tornado Target" C) Recipe for Disaster" D) "Tricky Twisters"
A) Entertain B) Persuade C) Inform D) Show Feeling
A) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells. B) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall. C) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. D) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley."
A) Express readers' fears of tornadoes B) Describe tornadoes features to readers C) Inform readers about tornadoes D) Persuade readers to study tornadoes
A) persuade states to prepare for storms B) express feelings about natural disasters C) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors D) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes
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) Scientists use measurements and directions when they study tornadoes' occurrences. D) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking.
A) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air. 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) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger.
A) what wind shear looks like B) how wind shear differs from updrafts C) how wind shear is measured 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) 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) 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) a definition of a key word. B) extra details about the story. C) the main idea. D) a short story to prove a point. |