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