Gross Jobs - Open Court 3.1

What describes all of the jobs in the story?

• dirty work

• pest control

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the greatest danger of clogged pipes?

• Waste water cannot exit the home.

• It takes too long to water the garden.

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Plumbers work on _______.

• pipes.

• skateboards.

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.2.4

In the story, a snake is a _______.

• scary animal with sharp teeth

• long flexible cable that fits through pipes

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Why is it important that trash gets picked up often?

• It can get wet.

• It can get stinky.

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Why do workers at a landfill cover garbage with soil?

• to keep it from blowing away

• to make it look bigger

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Why do insects go into buildings?

• to avoid garbage trucks

• to find food and shelter

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

How do you know that using poison for insects is dangerous?

• people have to leave the building until it drifts away

• it is sprayed from a large container

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Why did the author write this article?

• to inform the reader about important jobs

• to entertain the reader with funny work stories

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6