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Elements of Nonfiction
Contributed by: Schanne
  • 1. In any nonfiction text, which of the following is NOT a text feature?
A) Paragraphs
B) Bulleted Lists
C) Heading
D) Sidebar
  • 2. In any nonfiction text, which of the following DOES NOT describe a story with a narrow scope?
A) The author focuses on one particular location.
B) The author presents many characters.
C) The story takes place over a short period of time.
D) The story is centered around one specific event.
  • 3. In any nonfiction text, which of the following is NOT a possible author's purpose?
A) To entertain
B) To inform/explain
C) To educate
D) To persuade
  • 4. In any nonfiction text, which of the following IS NOT a way to determine author's purpose?
A) Scope
B) Words
C) Subject
D) Tone
  • 5. In any nonfiction text, which of the following IS NOT a type of supporting detail?
A) Anecdotes
B) Bulleted Lists
C) Facts
D) Quotations
  • 6. Which statement is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters."
B) Scientists have new information about tornadoes.
C) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day.
D) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring.
  • 7. The subheading "Recipe for Disaster" refers to what must happen for
A) warm air to rise
B) wind to blow at different speeds
C) tornadoes to form
D) thunderstorms to weaken
  • 8. Which statement best summarizes lines 17-19?
A) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds.
B) Rising air forms a cloud of condensation that warms and maintains a storm.
C) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise.
D) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises.
  • 9. Which text feature tells you where to look to find out where tornadoes strike?
A) "Tornado Target"
B) Recipe for Disaster"
C) "Extra Ordinary"
D) "Tricky Twisters"
  • 10. The author's purpose in including dates, percentages, and other data in lines 49-58 is to
A) Entertain
B) Persuade
C) Show Feeling
D) Inform
  • 11. Which main idea does the detail about storms in Indiana in lines 56-58 support?
A) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall.
B) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others.
C) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley."
D) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells.
  • 12. The author's purpose for the article is mainly to
A) Persuade readers to study tornadoes
B) Inform readers about tornadoes
C) Express readers' fears of tornadoes
D) Describe tornadoes features to readers
  • 13. The first two paragraphs reveal that the author's primary purpose is to
A) persuade states to prepare for storms
B) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors
C) express feelings about natural disasters
D) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes
  • 14. Why is "Recipe for Disaster" an appropriate subheading for lines 11-27?
A) The air temperatures during a tornado are similar to the temperatures used in baking.
B) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking.
C) You can use kitchen utensils and ingredients to make a tornado model.
D) Scientists use measurements and directions when they study tornadoes' occurrences.
  • 15. What statement best summarizes lines 12-19?
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.
  • 16. To support the main idea in the sentence that begins on line 20, the author provides details about
A) what wind shear looks like
B) how wind shear affects a storm
C) how wind shear differs from updrafts
D) how wind shear is measured
  • 17. The subheading "Tornado Target" refers to
A) the Great Plains
B) high plateaus in Mexico
C) a dryline
D) the Gulf of Mexico
  • 18. The detail "But when the team zeroed in or specific areas, some of the percentages were much higher" (lines 55-56) supports the main idea that
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.
  • 19. How would you describe the scope of this article?
A) Broad
B) Narrow
  • 20. In any nonfiction text, an anecdote is best described as
A) a definition of a key word.
B) the main idea.
C) a short story to prove a point.
D) extra details about the story.
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