Unit 2, Week 3 - Approaching Weekly Assessment - "Saving a Grassland"

What text evidence BEST summarizes the author’s view

about Otero Mesa?

• It is too dry for trees.

• Otero Mesa is a special place.

• Wildlife makes this grassy land home.

• The Apache wanted to protect the ruins of

  their ancestors.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Many people were unhappy with the plan. They were afraid that plants and animals would be harmed.

The prefix un- shows that the word unhappy means

• not happy

• very happy

• one who is happy

• wanting to be happy

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

For now, they have reclaimed this land as a wilderness area. No one can drill or mine on the grassland.

"To claim" something is to take it as a right. What does it

mean that people have "reclaimed" the grassland?

• They want to take it.

• They will take it later.

• They have taken it back.

• They have taken it before.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which sentence would BEST explain what the article is about?

• Otero Mesa is a place unlike no other area in the country.

• Voters choose people to send to Washington, D.C. that represent our country.

• People signed petitions because they were against the plan to drill and mine on Otero Mesa.

• The government suggested a plan that would allow drilling and mining on Otero Mesa.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

No other area in the country is quite like it. It stretches as far as the eye can see.

What does "as far as the eye can see" mean?

• a long way

• around the world

• walking distance

• over the mountains

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Based on evidence from the text, the author would

MOST likely agree with the idea that

• not everyone worked together when they signed the petition

• the government should be allowed to drill and mine on the grasslands.

• the government should consider the effects on nature before drilling.

• many people were not worried that the plants and animals would be harmed.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

They told the government to rethink the plan.

What does "rethink" mean?

• think again

• think before

• think clearly

• think quickly

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

But the future of Otero Mesa is still uncertain.

.

If certain means “known for sure,”

what does "uncertain" mean?

• known again

• not known

• wanting to know

• known for many years

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Based on evidence from the text, the author would MOST

LIKELY agree with the idea that

• the court should have ruled for the drilling plan.

• the government is too busy to listen to our concerns.

• Americans have the right to petition their government.

• the Otero Mesa is a grassland that is protected too much.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which statement would the author MOST LIKELY

agree with?

• Otero Mesa is not a protected place.

• People should be allowed to drill on Otero Mesa.

• Otero Mesa should be protected as a wilderness area.

• People can let the government know what they think

  only by writing them letters.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6