Elements of Nonfiction
  • 1. In any nonfiction text, which of the following is NOT a text feature?
A) Heading
B) Sidebar
C) Bulleted Lists
D) Paragraphs
  • 2. In any nonfiction text, which of the following DOES NOT describe a story with a narrow scope?
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.
  • 3. In any nonfiction text, which of the following is NOT a possible author's purpose?
A) To educate
B) To persuade
C) To entertain
D) To inform/explain
  • 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) Facts
B) Quotations
C) Bulleted Lists
D) Anecdotes
  • 6. Which statement is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A) Scientists have new information about tornadoes.
B) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring.
C) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day.
D) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters."
  • 7. The subheading "Recipe for Disaster" refers to what must happen for
A) warm air to rise
B) tornadoes to form
C) wind to blow at different speeds
D) thunderstorms to weaken
  • 8. Which statement best summarizes lines 17-19?
A) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds.
B) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise.
C) Rising air forms a cloud of condensation that warms and maintains a storm.
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) "Tricky Twisters"
C) "Extra Ordinary"
D) Recipe for Disaster"
  • 10. The author's purpose in including dates, percentages, and other data in lines 49-58 is to
A) Show Feeling
B) Entertain
C) Inform
D) Persuade
  • 11. Which main idea does the detail about storms in Indiana in lines 56-58 support?
A) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley."
B) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall.
C) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others.
D) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells.
  • 12. The author's purpose for the article is mainly to
A) Inform readers about tornadoes
B) Describe tornadoes features to readers
C) Persuade readers to study tornadoes
D) Express readers' fears of tornadoes
  • 13. The first two paragraphs reveal that the author's primary purpose is to
A) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes
B) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors
C) persuade states to prepare for storms
D) express feelings about natural disasters
  • 14. Why is "Recipe for Disaster" an appropriate subheading for lines 11-27?
A) You can use kitchen utensils and ingredients to make a tornado model.
B) The air temperatures during a tornado are similar to the temperatures used in baking.
C) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking.
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) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air.
C) Tornados never form as a result of the creation of a thunderstorm.
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) how wind shear differs from updrafts
B) how wind shear affects a storm
C) what wind shear looks like
D) how wind shear is measured
  • 17. The subheading "Tornado Target" refers to
A) a dryline
B) high plateaus in Mexico
C) the Gulf of Mexico
D) the Great Plains
  • 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) 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.
  • 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) extra details about the story.
B) the main idea.
C) a short story to prove a point.
D) a definition of a key word.
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