The Buffalo are Back - Vocab and Comprehension

grew strongly; thrived

• rippled

• flourished

• extinct

• imbalance

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

formed small waves

• rippled

• flourished

• extinct

• imbalance

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

no longer in existence

• rippled

• flourished

• extinct

• imbalance

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

lack of balance

• rippled

• flourished

• extinct

• imbalance

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

long periods of time with little or no rain

• crumbled

• ecosystem

• fragile

• droughts

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

easily broken, delicate

• crumbled

• ecosystem

• fragile

• droughts

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

broke into small pieces

• crumbled

• ecosystem

• fragile

• droughts

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

all nonliving and living things in a particular area

• crumbled

• ecosystem

• fragile

• droughts

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the MAIN idea of the section titled "The Buffalo"?

• The buffalo provided the Indians with all their needs.

• There were 75 million buffalo in North America.

• Loss of buffalo killed the prairie.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

All the following describe how buffalo and cattle affect the prairie EXCEPT

• The cattle never ate too much grass, but the buffalo did.

• The buffalo were helpful in keeping the grasses healthy, but the cattle were not.

• The sharp hooves of the buffalo helped rainwater reach the soil, but the flat hooves of the cattle packed the earth.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3