ELA Benchmark

What is the author’s purpose for using the phrase “Often they lie low”

in paragraph 2?

• to provide an example of an urban stream

• to show that urban streams are often polluted

• to contrast an urban stream with a rural stream

• to show that urban streams are not easily seen

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the author’s purpose in this passage?

• to describe to readers the creation of urban and rural streams

• to persuade readers that urban and rural streams are important to cities

• to explain to readers the flooding of streams in rural and urban areas

• to inform readers about the differences between rural and urban streams

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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

• Streams are normal parts of natural settings.

• Streams are vital resources for people.

• Streams are only found outside of cities.

• Streams are different in various landscapes.

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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

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?

• area

• shelter

• environment

• territory

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How do paragraphs 4 and 5 support the central idea that streams are important to urban and rural settings?

• They discuss the importance of both types of streams.

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

• They elaborate on how streams provide resources to plants.

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

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does the author introduce the idea of urban streams?

• by pointing out that urban settings also have streams

• by getting readers to focus on the characteristics of all streams

• by preparing readers to think only about rural streams

• by presenting readers with the transition from rural to urban streams

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Read the sentence.. If all this extra water is diverted directly into a stream channel, several important changes will occur. What is the meaning of the word diverted as it is used in the sentence?

• pushed

• brought together

• sped forward

• redirected

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Based on the information in paragraph 8, what inference can be drawn about water movement in cities?

• Natural waterways have disappeared.

• There are fewer natural waterways now than in the past.

• Natural waterways are overloaded with rainwater.

• Flooding is caused when man-made waterways overflow.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is a central idea of the passage “Streams in the City”?

• Streams in the city contain more water than streams in the forest.

• Rainfall in suburban areas lands on hard surfaces, so it cannot infiltrate the soil.

• Groundwater flows slowly underground and empties into stream channels.

• City streams are different from streams that are found in the forest and other natural areas.

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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

Read paragraphs 9–10. How does the author use the diagram to develop an understanding of streams in natural landscapes and urban landscapes?

• by showing how a stream looks in each setting

• by showing where the water goes in each setting

• by showing the effects of infiltration in urban streams

• by showing the effects of infiltration in urban streams

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5