A) Paragraphs B) Bulleted Lists C) Sidebar D) Heading
A) The story is centered around one specific event. B) The author focuses on one particular location. C) The author presents many characters. D) The story takes place over a short period of time.
A) To educate B) To entertain C) To inform/explain D) To persuade
A) Subject B) Words C) Tone D) Scope
A) Anecdotes B) Quotations C) Facts D) Bulleted Lists
A) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring. B) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. C) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters." D) Scientists have new information about tornadoes.
A) thunderstorms to weaken B) wind to blow at different speeds C) tornadoes to form D) warm air to rise
A) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise. B) Rising air forms a cloud of condensation that warms and maintains a storm. C) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds. D) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises.
A) Recipe for Disaster" B) "Tricky Twisters" C) "Extra Ordinary" D) "Tornado Target"
A) Inform B) Persuade C) Show Feeling D) Entertain
A) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells. B) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley." C) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall. D) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others.
A) Inform readers about tornadoes B) Persuade readers to study tornadoes C) Describe tornadoes features to readers D) Express readers' fears of 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) Scientists use measurements and directions when they study tornadoes' occurrences. 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) You can use kitchen utensils and ingredients to make a tornado model.
A) Thunderstorms occur when moist air near the ground rises to meet cold air above. B) Tornados never form as a result of the creation of a thunderstorm. C) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger. D) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air.
A) how wind shear affects a storm B) what wind shear looks like C) how wind shear is measured D) how wind shear differs from updrafts
A) the Great Plains B) a dryline C) the Gulf of Mexico D) high plateaus in Mexico
A) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes. B) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. 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) the main idea. B) extra details about the story. C) a definition of a key word. D) a short story to prove a point. |