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