A) Sidebar B) Heading C) Bulleted Lists D) Paragraphs
A) The story is centered around one specific event. B) The story takes place over a short period of time. C) The author presents many characters. D) The author focuses on one particular location.
A) To educate B) To entertain C) To persuade D) To inform/explain
A) Words B) Tone C) Scope D) Subject
A) Facts B) Anecdotes C) Bulleted Lists D) Quotations
A) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. B) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. C) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters." D) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring.
A) wind to blow at different speeds B) thunderstorms to weaken C) tornadoes to form D) warm air to rise
A) Rising air forms a cloud of condensation that warms and maintains a storm. B) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise. 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) "Extra Ordinary" C) "Tricky Twisters" D) "Tornado Target"
A) Persuade B) Entertain C) Inform D) Show Feeling
A) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley." B) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. C) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells. D) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall.
A) Describe tornadoes features to readers B) Inform readers about tornadoes C) Persuade readers to study tornadoes D) Express readers' fears of tornadoes
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
A) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking. B) The air temperatures during a tornado are similar to the temperatures used in baking. C) Scientists use measurements and directions when they study tornadoes' occurrences. 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) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger. C) Tornados never form as a result of the creation of a thunderstorm. 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 differs from updrafts D) how wind shear is measured
A) the Great Plains B) the Gulf of Mexico C) a dryline D) high plateaus in Mexico
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) Broad B) Narrow
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. |