Elements of Nonfiction
  • 1. In any nonfiction text, which of the following is NOT a text feature?
A) Bulleted Lists
B) Sidebar
C) Heading
D) Paragraphs
  • 2. In any nonfiction text, which of the following DOES NOT describe a story with a narrow scope?
A) The story takes place over a short period of time.
B) The story is centered around one specific event.
C) The author presents many characters.
D) The author focuses on one particular location.
  • 3. In any nonfiction text, which of the following is NOT a possible author's purpose?
A) To entertain
B) To inform/explain
C) To educate
D) To persuade
  • 4. In any nonfiction text, which of the following IS NOT a way to determine author's purpose?
A) Words
B) Tone
C) Subject
D) Scope
  • 5. In any nonfiction text, which of the following IS NOT a type of supporting detail?
A) Facts
B) Bulleted Lists
C) Anecdotes
D) Quotations
  • 6. Which statement is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring.
B) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day.
C) Scientists have new information about tornadoes.
D) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters."
  • 7. The subheading "Recipe for Disaster" refers to what must happen for
A) thunderstorms to weaken
B) warm air to rise
C) wind to blow at different speeds
D) tornadoes to form
  • 8. Which statement best summarizes lines 17-19?
A) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises.
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) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds.
  • 9. Which text feature tells you where to look to find out where tornadoes strike?
A) "Tornado Target"
B) "Tricky Twisters"
C) "Extra Ordinary"
D) Recipe for Disaster"
  • 10. The author's purpose in including dates, percentages, and other data in lines 49-58 is to
A) Show Feeling
B) Persuade
C) Inform
D) Entertain
  • 11. Which main idea does the detail about storms in Indiana in lines 56-58 support?
A) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others.
B) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells.
C) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley."
D) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall.
  • 12. The author's purpose for the article is mainly to
A) Describe tornadoes features to readers
B) Express readers' fears of tornadoes
C) Inform readers about tornadoes
D) Persuade readers to study tornadoes
  • 13. The first two paragraphs reveal that the author's primary purpose is to
A) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors
B) express feelings about natural disasters
C) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes
D) persuade states to prepare for storms
  • 14. Why is "Recipe for Disaster" an appropriate subheading for lines 11-27?
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.
  • 15. What statement best summarizes lines 12-19?
A) Tornados never form as a result of the creation of a thunderstorm.
B) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger.
C) Thunderstorms occur when moist air near the ground rises to meet cold air above.
D) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air.
  • 16. To support the main idea in the sentence that begins on line 20, the author provides details about
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
  • 17. The subheading "Tornado Target" refers to
A) the Gulf of Mexico
B) a dryline
C) high plateaus in Mexico
D) the Great Plains
  • 18. The detail "But when the team zeroed in or specific areas, some of the percentages were much higher" (lines 55-56) supports the main idea that
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) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes.
D) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley.
  • 19. How would you describe the scope of this article?
A) Broad
B) Narrow
  • 20. In any nonfiction text, an anecdote is best described as
A) extra details about the story.
B) a definition of a key word.
C) a short story to prove a point.
D) the main idea.
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