Unit 2 Connect it

Part A

What is the central idea of the text?

• A

  Thanda Ko Gyi likes tto explore the Ocean.

• B

  Ghost gear is a big problem for ocean life.

• C

  Bamboo sharks can get trapped in nets.

• D

  Ghost gear comes from people who fish.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

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Part B

Which detail from the text best supports the answer to part A?

• A

  "Thanda Ko Gyi loves to scuba dive near her home in Myanmar, a country in Asia." (paragraph 1)

• B

  "People who fish sometimes drop or lose their gear." (paragraph 2)

• C

  "The small sharks don't hurt people. They live under rocks or in cracks between rocks." (paragraph 3)

• D

  "Ghost gear doesnt hurt only animals. harms habitats too."

  (Paragraph 5)

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

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Which detail should be included in a summary of paragraph 10?

• A

  A tracking device sends signals so that people know where it is.

• B

  The plastic in old nets can be recycled to make new skateboards

• C

  Some people do not have a place to throw aways old fishing gear.

• D

  One change people can make is to put tracking devices on nets.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

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CCSS.RI.6.2

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"People who don't fish might think ghost gear isn't their problem, but everyone should care about reducing this ocean trash." (Paragraph 2)

• Inform

• Persuade

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

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CCSS.RL.5.6

"Ko Gyi saw the awful impact of ghost gear with her own eyes, so she decided to do something." (paragraph 7)

• Inform

• Persuade

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

"Organizations like Ko Gyi's are talking to fishing companies about how to make changes." (paragraph 9)

• Inform

• Persuade

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Reread paragraph 11 of the text. Select the sentence that is the author's claim.

A.) People around the world need to work together to reduce ghost gear. B.) When sea creatures are harmed, other animals that depend on those creatures can suffer. C.) Thankfully there are people like Ko Gyi who are working hard to save the ocean from ghost gear

• A

• B

• C

Read this sentence from paragraph 9 of the text.

Even if they could, the damage has already been done.

What does the word damage mean in this sentence?

• cost

• harm

• work

• trash

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The author's claim tells us __________________________

• the central idea

• PIE

• what the story is mostly about

• how the author feels about the topic

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

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CCSS.RL.5.6

With author's purpose, if the author is trying to teach us something they are trying to ​ (a)   us. If the author is try to get us to do or try something they are trying to ​ (b)   us. If the author is trying to make us enjoy a story by keeping our attention they are trying to ​ (c)   us.

• inform
• persuade
• entertain
• central idea
• opinion

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CCSS.RI.3.6

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CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6