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