A) Bulleted Lists B) Paragraphs C) Sidebar D) Heading
A) The story takes place over a short period of time. B) The author focuses on one particular location. C) The author presents many characters. D) The story is centered around one specific event.
A) To persuade B) To inform/explain C) To educate D) To entertain
A) Scope B) Words C) Tone D) Subject
A) Facts B) Bulleted Lists C) Anecdotes D) Quotations
A) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters." B) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. C) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring. D) Scientists have new information about tornadoes.
A) thunderstorms to weaken B) wind to blow at different speeds C) warm air to rise D) tornadoes to form
A) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise. B) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises. C) Rising air forms a cloud of condensation that warms and maintains a storm. D) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds.
A) "Tricky Twisters" B) "Tornado Target" C) Recipe for Disaster" D) "Extra Ordinary"
A) Persuade B) Entertain C) Show Feeling D) Inform
A) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. B) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall. 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) Express readers' fears of tornadoes C) Inform readers about tornadoes D) Describe tornadoes features to readers
A) express feelings about natural disasters B) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes C) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors D) persuade states to prepare for storms
A) Scientists use measurements and directions when they study tornadoes' occurrences. B) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking. C) The air temperatures during a tornado are similar to the temperatures used in baking. D) You can use kitchen utensils and ingredients to make a tornado model.
A) Thunderstorms occur when moist air near the ground rises to meet cold air above. 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 are complicated and difficult to trigger.
A) how wind shear affects a storm B) how wind shear differs from updrafts C) how wind shear is measured D) what wind shear looks like
A) the Gulf of Mexico B) a dryline C) the Great Plains D) high plateaus in Mexico
A) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes. B) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley. C) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. D) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others.
A) Broad B) Narrow
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. |