Excerpt from Fire: Friend or Foe

Which words from lines 1 through 8 best help the reader understand the meaning of "suppressing" (line 5)?

• "now understand the importance of fire"

• "a lightning fire poses no danger"

• "have not been allowed to burn"

• "carefully planned burns"

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read this sentence from lines 6 and 7.

"The best answer to these problems appears to be to fight fire with fire."

Which evidence from the article best supports this claim?

• "But prescribed burning is more likely to be planned for less extreme conditions so the fires can be better controlled." (lines 10 and 11).

• "A prescribed fire should burn away heavy undergrowth of brush to remove potential fuel for wildfire." (lines 17 and 18).

• "When the brush and deadwood on the forest floor burn, they release nutrients that can nourish the trees, grasses, and other forest plants." (lines 22 and 23).

• "In recent years, more and more people have moved into the countryside, often right on the borders of National Forest lands." (lines 33 and 34).

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

How do fires benefit wildlife?

• Fires help remove older trees that crowd forests.

• The possibility of fire limits where cattle are allowed to graze.

• The possibility of fire limits how close people can live to forests.

• Fires help create conditions that cause more food to become available.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the meaning of "prone" (line 44) as used in the article?

• likely

• useful

• starting

• existing

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What have managers of public lands learned from Native Americans?

• how fire helps maintain grassland areas

• the importance of protecting natural habitats

• how planned fires can be used to prevent large fires

• the role of cattle management in protecting grassland areas

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which sentence best expresses the central idea of the article?

• "Managers of some public lands now understand the importance of fire in the cycles of nature." (lines 1 and 2).

• "How do land managers decide where to burn?" (line 32)

• "Unfortunately, many of the forests have gone so long without fire that even prescribed burning would be dangerous." (lines 47 and 48).

• "Not everyone is happy with prescribed burning." (line 59).

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

How do lines 59 through 69 contribute to the discussion of prescribed burns?

• by describing how attitudes have changed with time

• by showing that the benefits outweigh the costs

• by providing that conflicting opinions are wrong

• by exposing the self-interest of opponents