Elements of Nonfiction
  • 1. In any nonfiction text, which of the following is NOT a text feature?
A) Heading
B) Sidebar
C) Bulleted Lists
D) Paragraphs
  • 2. In any nonfiction text, which of the following DOES NOT describe a story with a narrow scope?
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.
  • 3. In any nonfiction text, which of the following is NOT a possible author's purpose?
A) To entertain
B) To persuade
C) To educate
D) To inform/explain
  • 4. In any nonfiction text, which of the following IS NOT a way to determine author's purpose?
A) Subject
B) Scope
C) Tone
D) Words
  • 5. In any nonfiction text, which of the following IS NOT a type of supporting detail?
A) Facts
B) Bulleted Lists
C) Quotations
D) Anecdotes
  • 6. Which statement is the main idea of the second paragraph?
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.
  • 7. The subheading "Recipe for Disaster" refers to what must happen for
A) warm air to rise
B) wind to blow at different speeds
C) tornadoes to form
D) thunderstorms to weaken
  • 8. Which statement best summarizes lines 17-19?
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.
  • 9. Which text feature tells you where to look to find out where tornadoes strike?
A) "Extra Ordinary"
B) "Tornado Target"
C) Recipe for Disaster"
D) "Tricky Twisters"
  • 10. The author's purpose in including dates, percentages, and other data in lines 49-58 is to
A) Entertain
B) Persuade
C) Inform
D) Show Feeling
  • 11. Which main idea does the detail about storms in Indiana in lines 56-58 support?
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."
  • 12. The author's purpose for the article is mainly to
A) Express readers' fears of tornadoes
B) Describe tornadoes features to readers
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) 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
  • 14. Why is "Recipe for Disaster" an appropriate subheading for lines 11-27?
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.
  • 15. What statement best summarizes lines 12-19?
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.
  • 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 differs from updrafts
C) how wind shear is measured
D) how wind shear affects a storm
  • 17. The subheading "Tornado Target" refers to
A) high plateaus in Mexico
B) the Gulf of Mexico
C) a dryline
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) 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.
  • 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) a definition of a key word.
B) extra details about the story.
C) the main idea.
D) a short story to prove a point.
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