Streams in the City

Part A What is the author's purpose for using the phrase "Often they lie low" in paragraph 2? (L.6.5)

• to contrast an urban stream with a rural stream

• to show that urban streams are not easily seen

• to provide an example of an urban stream

• to show that urban streams are often polluted

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Part B Which quotation from the paragraph 2 supports the answer to Part A? (RI.6.1)

• "...part of every landscape,..."

• "...rippling by shopping centers."

• "...a forest, a city, or a suburb."

• "...flowing under sidewalks,..."

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Read the sentence from paragraph 3.

Streams, stream banks, and the low lands around them provide important habitat for animals and plants that share the urban/suburban landscape with us.

What does the word habitat mean as it is used in the sentence? (RI.6.4)

• environment

• shelter

• territory

• area

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

How do paragraphs 4 and 5 support the central idea that streams are important to urban and rural settings? (RI.6.5)

• They explain why natural streams are better than urban streams.

• They detail similarities and differences of both types of streams.

• They elaborate on how streams provide resources to plants.

• They discuss the importance of both types of streams.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which sentence states a central idea of paragraphs 1 and 2? (RI.6.2)

• Streams are normal parts of natural settings.

• Streams are different in various landscapes.

• Streams are only outside of cities.

• Streams are vital resources for people.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Read the sentence from paragraph 5.

Instead it hits impervious surfaces like hard pavement and rooftops and has no chance to infiltrate the soil.

What is the meaning of the word impervious as it is used in the sentence? (L.6.4)

• affected

• cracked

• exposed

• resistant

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4