A) Bulleted Lists B) Paragraphs C) Sidebar D) Heading
A) The author focuses on one particular location. B) The story is centered around one specific event. C) The story takes place over a short period of time. D) The author presents many characters.
A) To entertain B) To inform/explain C) To persuade D) To educate
A) Tone B) Scope C) Subject D) Words
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) thunderstorms to weaken D) warm air to rise
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) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise. D) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises.
A) Recipe for Disaster" B) "Tricky Twisters" C) "Extra Ordinary" D) "Tornado Target"
A) Entertain B) Show Feeling C) Inform D) Persuade
A) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells. B) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. C) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley." D) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall.
A) Persuade readers to study tornadoes B) Inform readers about tornadoes C) Express readers' fears of tornadoes D) Describe tornadoes features to readers
A) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes B) express feelings about natural disasters C) persuade states to prepare for storms 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) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger. B) Tornados never form as a result of the creation of a thunderstorm. 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.
A) what wind shear looks like B) how wind shear affects a storm C) how wind shear differs from updrafts D) how wind shear is measured
A) high plateaus in Mexico B) a dryline C) the Great Plains D) the Gulf of Mexico
A) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. B) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes. C) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley. D) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others.
A) Narrow B) Broad
A) a short story to prove a point. B) a definition of a key word. C) extra details about the story. D) the main idea. |