A) Bulleted Lists B) Heading C) Sidebar D) Paragraphs
A) The author focuses on one particular location. B) The story is centered around one specific event. C) The story takes place over a short period of time. D) The author presents many characters.
A) To inform/explain B) To persuade C) To educate D) To entertain
A) Tone B) Scope C) Subject D) Words
A) Anecdotes B) Bulleted Lists C) Facts D) Quotations
A) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. B) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. C) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters." D) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring.
A) wind to blow at different speeds B) warm air to rise C) thunderstorms to weaken D) tornadoes to form
A) Rising air forms a cloud of condensation that warms and maintains a storm. B) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds. C) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise. D) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises.
A) "Tricky Twisters" B) Recipe for Disaster" C) "Extra Ordinary" D) "Tornado Target"
A) Persuade B) Inform C) Show Feeling D) Entertain
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) Persuade readers to study tornadoes B) Describe tornadoes features to readers C) Inform readers about tornadoes D) Express readers' fears of tornadoes
A) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes B) express feelings about natural disasters C) persuade states to prepare for storms D) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors
A) Scientists use measurements and directions when they study tornadoes' occurrences. 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) You can use kitchen utensils and ingredients to make a tornado model.
A) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger. B) Tornados never form as a result of the creation of a thunderstorm. C) Thunderstorms occur when moist air near the ground rises to meet cold air above. D) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air.
A) what wind shear looks like B) how wind shear affects a storm C) how wind shear is measured D) how wind shear differs from updrafts
A) the Gulf of Mexico B) high plateaus in Mexico C) the Great Plains D) a dryline
A) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others. B) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. C) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes. D) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley.
A) Broad B) Narrow
A) the main idea. B) a short story to prove a point. C) extra details about the story. D) a definition of a key word. |