Streams in the City

Which quotation from paragraph 2 supports the answer for the question what was the author's purpose for using the phrase "Often they lie low"

• "...when people, buildings, and streets are around."

• "...flowing under sidewalks..."

• "...meandering past ball fields."

• "...rippling by shopping centers."

Read the sentence from paragraph 3. What does the word habitat mean as it used in the sentence?

• area

• environment

• shelter

• territory

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

• Natural waterways have disappeared.

• Natural waterways are overloaded with rainwater.

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

• Flooding is caused when man-made waterways overflow.

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 how wider channels exist in rural streams

Part A: 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 show that urban streams are not easily seen

• to contrast an urban stream with a rural stream

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 habitat mean as it is used in the sentence?

• area

• environment

• shelter

• territory

How does the author introduce the idea of urban streams?

• by pointing out that urban settings also have streams

• by preparing readers to think only about rural streams

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

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

Part B: Which quotation supports the answer to Part A?

• “Streams are an important part of every landscape, no

  matter whether that landscape is a forest, a city, or a

  suburb.” (paragraph 2)

• “They are also part of the network of channels that drains

  rain and melting snow off our streets, parks, and yards.”

  (paragraph 3)

• “Urban streams tend to carry more water at a faster

  speed after a storm than their country cousins.”

  (paragraph 4)

• “Storm water has no choice but to flow downhill into

  street drains and ditches and then into streams.”

  (paragraph 5)

Part A: What is a central idea of the passage?

• Streams in the city contain more water than streams in

  the forest.

• Groundwater flows slowly underground and empties into

  stream channels.

• Rainfall in suburban areas lands on hard surfaces, so it

  cannot infiltrate the soil.

• City streams are different from streams that are found in

  the forest and other natural areas.

What is the main theme of the passage 'Streams in the City'?

• The disappearance of natural streams in urban areas

• The integration of streams into urban planning

• The impact of urbanization on natural waterways

• The recreational use of streams in cities