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