A) Sidebar B) Paragraphs C) Bulleted Lists D) Heading
A) The story takes place over a short period of time. B) The author presents many characters. C) The author focuses on one particular location. D) The story is centered around one specific event.
A) To persuade B) To entertain C) To inform/explain D) To educate
A) Subject B) Scope C) Tone D) Words
A) Bulleted Lists B) Anecdotes C) Facts D) Quotations
A) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. B) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring. C) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters." D) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day.
A) thunderstorms to weaken B) tornadoes to form C) warm air to rise 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) Recipe for Disaster" B) "Tricky Twisters" C) "Tornado Target" D) "Extra Ordinary"
A) Entertain B) Show Feeling C) Persuade D) Inform
A) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley." B) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall. C) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells. D) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others.
A) Inform readers about tornadoes B) Express readers' fears of tornadoes C) Persuade readers to study tornadoes D) Describe tornadoes features to readers
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) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking. B) The air temperatures during a tornado are similar to the temperatures used in baking. C) Scientists use measurements and directions when they study tornadoes' occurrences. D) You can use kitchen utensils and ingredients to make a tornado model.
A) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air. B) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger. 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.
A) how wind shear differs from updrafts B) what wind shear looks like C) how wind shear is measured D) how wind shear affects a storm
A) the Gulf of Mexico B) high plateaus in Mexico C) a dryline D) the Great Plains
A) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley. B) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. C) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others. D) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes.
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. |