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