Floods

According to the text, the causes of floods are

• large lakes and bad roads

• people’s deaths and human error

• melting snow and heavy rains

• drought and dam

• typhoon and earthquake

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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1. Floods...

• are not caused by people

• never cause serious damage or deaths

• come after fires among natural disasters

• Never have bad results

• are the biggest natural disaster

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CCSS.RI.8.2

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The most common natural disaster

• strong wind

• heavy rain;

• flood

• fire

• earthquake

The false statement

• Scientists can help reduce the damage.

• Heavy rains will result in the lakes overflowing and flooding the neighborhood.

• Floods can result in irreversible consequences.

• Scientists have tried to predict floods.

• Waters can travels some kilometers

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A broken human-made dam is compared to...

• a tidal wave

• warmer weather

• a broken ice dam

• overflowing

• a tsunami

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Adam is

• a line of water that rises up on the surface of a sea, lake, or river

• a situation in which water from a river or heavy rain covers large areas of land

• away from one place to another that people can walk along

• physical strength, violence, or energy

• a wall built across a river to create a lake or to help produce electricity

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The way unleashed dam waters can travel

• cover the ground in meters of mud and debris

• all the mentioned ways

• drown everything and creature

• crush everything and create

• They can travel some kilometers.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Strong conditions for potential flooding

• all of them

• none of them

• ice-covered rivers

• weak dams

• deep snow

The true statement

• Sudden rises in temperature can’t cause floods.

• People are not responsible for floods.

• Deep snow causes floods

• The consequences of floods can be upsetting.

• Icy roads don't cause flooding either

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The main idea of the text is...

• to inform the reader about flooding

• to recommend reading the text

• to focus on natural disasters

• to make the reader feel sad

• to entertain the reader

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2