STAAR Blitz Peace Park Help Environment and Communities

STAAR Blitz Peace Park Help Environment and Communities

Open Ended

What are the elements of expository/informational texts?

Assignment

• Read Peace Parks Help Enviornmnent and Communities

• In person pg 69 in TAP

• Online Download on Schoology.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a factual claim supported by details in the selection?

• Peace parks can be found on every continent on the globe.

• Peace parks have led to better relations between the United States and Canada.

• Peace parks can benefit animals that need large spaces in order to thrive.

• Peace parks have solved pollution problems created by the tourism industry in Africa.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most accurate synonym for confinement as it is used in paragraph 10?

• Restriction

• Pollution

• Imprisonment

• Management

Multiple Choice

Which information is most clearly conveyed by the map?

• The area of the park in square miles

• The kinds of animals currently living in the park

• The physical features of the park

• The location of the international border in the park

Multiple Choice

The reader can conclude that for an international park to work, the two countries must—

• share a common language

• have a history of peaceful cooperation

• share a border that is passable

• have similar governments

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best summarizes the selection?

• Peace parks are a great idea that first originated in 1932. They enable countries to work together instead of fight with one another.

• Issues such as the way the land and animals will be managed need to be thought about before a peace park is established. Countries often differ in the ways that they manage their natural resources.

• Animals have always crossed borders in search of better grazing land or other resources. They benefit from access to larger territories, which is why peace parks have been established.

• Peace parks are parks established across international borders. They expand the area available to the animals within them and create a common bond between the countries involved.

Multiple Choice

What might readers infer or conclude after

reading the selection?

• Peace parks often fail mostly because of the issues that must be resolved before they can be built.

• Peace parks are as important today as when the first one was established.

• The importance of a peace park depends on the diplomatic relationship of the countries involved.

• The expense of maintaining a peace park can lead to new disputes between countries.

Multiple Choice

The author most likely wrote this selection to—

• demonstrate how peace parks have evolved in purpose over time

• explain how peace parks help both animals and nearby communities

• argue that new laws should be created to help peace parks succeed

• suggest that peace parks have drawbacks in addition to their benefits