Reading Street, Saving the Rain Forests, grade 6

What is the MAIN reason that large parts of the rain forests are burned?

• so farmers can have more water for crops

• so that more crops can be grown

• So that companies can make money

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CCSS.RI.6.2

Deciduous trees are found in CLOUD FORESTS.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What can be concluded from the map on page 95?

• There are only a few temperate rain forests between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer

• There are twice as many temperate rain forests as there are tropical rain forests.

• There are no temperate rain forests between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.SL.6.2

Which of the following is mentioned as a cause of damage to plants and animals in the rain forests? *check 3

• the increase in clearing trees

• polluted water that runs off waste material from mining

• too much water being used to grown crops in rain forests

• the washing away of soil into bodies of water

Which idea is a generalization? Generalizations are opinions without much research.

• crops such as benanas and rice came first from the tropics.

• Digging quarries produces a lot of waste material.

• The plants in a rain forest soak up most of the rainwater.

• Most hardwood from rain forests is sold and taken to other countries.

The two diagrams on page 101 support information about the erosion of soil after trees are cleared.

• true

• false

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CCSS.RI.6.7

Which is an opinion?

• The roots of trees in the forest help to hold the soil.

• The future of the rainforest is important to everyone.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.6

The temperate rainforest does NOT have different seasons.

• true

• False