A Shrinking River and The Catastrophic Canoe Calamity

A Shrinking River

#1 Throughout the text, author suggests that the Rio Grande River---

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#2 Which of these ideas is supported by the information in paragraphs 9 and 10?

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#3 Which word from paragraph 12 best helps the reader know the meaning of conservation?

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#4 What key idea is supported by the details in paragraph 8?

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#5 Which detail from the text supports the key idea that the rio Grande is a troubled river?

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#6 The inset at the end of the text is included most likely to help the reader---

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#7 The photograph is included in the text to help the reader visualize---

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#8 The author organizes the information in paragraphs 3 through by---

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Revise and Edit

#1 What change should be made in sentence 3 to use a collective noun?

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Revise and Edit

#2 How does sentence 5 need to be changed?

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