A) Paragraphs B) Bulleted Lists C) Heading D) Sidebar
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.
A) To entertain B) To inform/explain C) To educate D) To persuade
A) Scope B) Words C) Subject D) Tone
A) Anecdotes B) Bulleted Lists C) Facts D) Quotations
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.
A) warm air to rise B) wind to blow at different speeds C) tornadoes to form D) thunderstorms to weaken
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.
A) "Tornado Target" B) Recipe for Disaster" C) "Extra Ordinary" D) "Tricky Twisters"
A) Entertain B) Persuade C) Show Feeling D) Inform
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.
A) Persuade readers to study tornadoes B) Inform readers about tornadoes C) Express readers' fears of tornadoes D) Describe tornadoes features to readers
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
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.
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 affects a storm C) how wind shear differs from updrafts D) how wind shear is measured
A) the Great Plains B) high plateaus in Mexico C) a dryline D) the Gulf of 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) a definition of a key word. B) the main idea. C) a short story to prove a point. D) extra details about the story. |