A) Heading B) Bulleted Lists C) Paragraphs D) Sidebar
A) The story takes place over a short period of time. B) The author presents many characters. C) The story is centered around one specific event. D) The author focuses on one particular location.
A) To entertain B) To inform/explain C) To educate D) To persuade
A) Scope B) Subject C) Words D) Tone
A) Quotations B) Anecdotes C) Bulleted Lists D) Facts
A) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters." B) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring. C) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. D) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day.
A) warm air to rise B) tornadoes to form C) thunderstorms to weaken D) wind to blow at different speeds
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) "Extra Ordinary" B) "Tricky Twisters" C) "Tornado Target" D) Recipe for Disaster"
A) Persuade B) Show Feeling C) Inform D) Entertain
A) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells. B) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. C) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley." D) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall.
A) Inform readers about tornadoes B) Describe tornadoes features to readers C) Persuade readers to study tornadoes D) Express readers' fears of tornadoes
A) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes B) persuade states to prepare for storms C) express feelings about natural disasters D) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors
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) 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) how wind shear is measured B) how wind shear differs from updrafts C) what wind shear looks like D) how wind shear affects a storm
A) a dryline B) the Great Plains C) the Gulf of Mexico D) high plateaus in Mexico
A) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes. B) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. C) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley. D) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others.
A) Narrow B) Broad
A) a definition of a key word. B) a short story to prove a point. C) the main idea. D) extra details about the story. |