A) Heading B) Bulleted Lists C) Paragraphs D) Sidebar
A) The story takes place over a short period of time. B) The author focuses on one particular location. C) The story is centered around one specific event. D) The author presents many characters.
A) To inform/explain B) To persuade C) To entertain D) To educate
A) Subject B) Tone C) Words D) Scope
A) Quotations B) Anecdotes C) Facts D) Bulleted Lists
A) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. B) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters." C) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. D) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring.
A) warm air to rise B) thunderstorms to weaken C) tornadoes to form D) wind to blow at different speeds
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) "Tornado Target" D) "Tricky Twisters"
A) Entertain B) Show Feeling C) Inform D) Persuade
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) Express readers' fears of tornadoes B) Describe tornadoes features to readers C) Inform readers about tornadoes D) Persuade readers to study tornadoes
A) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes B) persuade states to prepare for storms C) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors D) express feelings about natural disasters
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 are complicated and difficult to trigger. B) Tornados never form as a result of the creation of a thunderstorm. C) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air. 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 is measured C) how wind shear differs from updrafts D) how wind shear affects a storm
A) high plateaus in Mexico B) the Great Plains C) the Gulf of Mexico D) a dryline
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) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. D) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes.
A) Narrow B) Broad
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. |