Bring Back the Beavers

What is the danger that Leith is worried about?

• a fire

• a flood

• a tornado

• an earthquake

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The river is a problem for the people of Leith because it could overflow and flood their town. How do they solve this problem?

• They solve this problem by cancelling school and having helicopters lift people away.

• They solve this problem by building a concrete dam upstream.

• They solve this problem by building a high stone wall around the village.

• They solve this problem by brining in beavers to build dams in the river.

Anna and her parents are worried about the river flooding their village because of the rain. What sentence from the passage supports this statement?

• "Anna and her parents stayed glued to the television set, nervously listening to weather reports."

• "Anna's father said, 'That last guy is crazy."

• Since Leith was in the countryside and everyone in town loved nature and animals, Anna suspected that the rest of the town might be on her side."

• "Since Leith was in the countryside, and everyone in town loved nature and animals, Anna suspected that the rest of the town might be on her side."

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

How can the plan to use beavers to precent flooding in Leith be described?

• foolish

• dangerous

• impossible

• successful

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

What is this story mainly about?

• a girl who watched weather reports on television and reads detective stories during the rain

• two parents who are worried about their daughter not being able to attend school because of the weather

• the danger that villagers face from a river and what they do about that danger

• the reason that there are no longer thousands of beavers roaming the British countryside

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Read the following sentences: "The beaver builds dams in the rivers out of sticks and med and leaves. These dams are strong enough to stop a river from flooding in heavy rain."

What does the word dams mean?

• high stone walls tat go all the way around a town.

• structures that hold back the flow of water

• pools used by beavers to play in and trap fish

• high levels of water that sometimes cause flooding.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4