Nonfiction Inferences

Which topic will you NOT learn about in this text?

• Things that come from tropical rain forests

• The types of animals living there

• Reasons we don’t need rain forests anymore.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Based on the text, what statement can you make about the number of plant and animal species living in a tropical rain forest?

• The plant and animal species in a tropical rain forest are made of more species than all of North America.

• Tropical rain forest animals only live in zoos today due to extinction.

• The majority of animals are mammals in tropical rain forests.

• Plant species are replanted yearly in tropical rain forests.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Do you think tropical rain forests suffer from droughts? Why or why not?

• Yes, according to the passage they are along the Equator and the Equator is hot.

• Yes, according to the passage it rains daily.

• No, according to the passage it rains almost daily.

• No, according to the passage the plant and animal species thrive there.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

If you enjoy warm weather, why might a tropical rain forest be a great place to visit?

• Tropical rain forests have few plant species

• Tropical rain forests have cooling rains

• Tropical rain forests have many animal species

• Tropical rain forests temperature remains between 68 F and 93 F

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Why might it be a good idea to have a farm in a tropical rain forest?

• Some of these animals don't live anywhere else in the world

• It could be a good business because most of the products we buy come from farms in the rain forest

• Animals thrive in these weather conditions

• Produce is impossible to grow anywhere else

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

How might plants in the rain forest being destroyed affect medicine?

• Some medicines won’t be made because the plants are being destroyed.

• Medicines can be made more rapidly because of the lack of plants.

• Plants do not help make medicine.

• There would be no more medicine in North America.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Why do you think there are NOT more large farms in a tropical rain forest?

• They only have large farms in the tropical rain forests.

• They would need to clear out too many trees.

• There is not enough cattle ranches to fill the rain forests.

• It would take too much time to clear the trees.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is one way tropical rain forests could be saved?

• They could cut down all the trees.

• They could remove the animals and put them in zoos.

• Kids could start an animal protection plan to save the rain forest.

• There are no ways to stop the damage that has been done.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5