A) Bulleted Lists B) Sidebar C) Paragraphs 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 entertain B) To educate C) To inform/explain D) To persuade
A) Scope B) Subject C) Words D) Tone
A) Anecdotes B) Quotations C) Bulleted Lists D) Facts
A) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. B) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters." C) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring. D) Scientists have new information about tornadoes.
A) wind to blow at different speeds B) thunderstorms to weaken C) tornadoes to form D) warm air to rise
A) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises. B) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds. C) Rising air forms a cloud of condensation that warms and maintains a storm. D) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise.
A) "Tornado Target" B) Recipe for Disaster" C) "Extra Ordinary" D) "Tricky Twisters"
A) Inform B) Entertain C) Show Feeling D) Persuade
A) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall. B) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley." C) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. D) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells.
A) Express readers' fears of tornadoes B) Describe tornadoes features to readers C) Persuade readers to study tornadoes D) Inform readers about tornadoes
A) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes B) persuade states to prepare for storms C) express feelings about natural disasters D) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors
A) The air temperatures during a tornado are similar to the temperatures used in baking. B) You can use kitchen utensils and ingredients to make a tornado model. C) Scientists use measurements and directions when they study tornadoes' occurrences. D) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking.
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) what wind shear looks like B) how wind shear differs from updrafts C) how wind shear is measured D) how wind shear affects a storm
A) the Gulf of Mexico B) high plateaus in Mexico C) a dryline 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) extra details about the story. C) the main idea. D) a definition of a key word. |