The Vanishing Island Section 1 & 2

Using context clues, what does the word "erodes" mean in your text?

• to resolve a problem

• to keep or continue without changing

• the tools needed to survive

• to become worn down, to deteriorate, usually caused by natural forces

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

Why did people move to the Isle de Jean Charles?

• to have a better future

• to escape racial discrimination

• to establish a new colony

• to live closer to the Gulf of Mexico

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CCSS.RI.7.3

Why is the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe no longer able to subsist?

• The native americans have left their island and have no money

• The tribe can no longer subsist due to food shortage

• Since 1955, they have lost their land due to encroaching waters, climate changes, and other natural disasters.

• They do no have any more ammunition to hunt, trap, or fish.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

Which of the following inferences best explains why the listed ingredients for the Gumbo Fricassee recipe are significant?

• The recipe is what tribal members plan to serve elders after relocating.

• The recipe shows that Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribal culture has roots in many other cultures.

• The recipe can help readers make Gumbo Fricassee for themselves.

• The recipe helps explain where the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe sources their food.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

How mainly do hurricanes put the Isle de Jean Charles’s long-term future at risk?

• The island’s only road becomes impassible during hurricanes.

• Hurricanes sweep away the tribe’s belongings.

• he island loses electricity because of hurricanes.

• Problems with erosion are worse during hurricanes.

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CCSS.RI.7.3

Which definition most closely matches the meaning of settle as it is used in paragraph 30?

• to decide something

• to put things in order

• to move to a place to live

• to end an argument

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

What is the definition of the word "subsistence" as it is used on paragraph 7?

• The ability to live off of one's natural surroundings

• to evolve and become modern

• causing ruin, disastrous

• to become deteriorated over time

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which organizational pattern is most present on paragraph 27?

• Sequence or Chronological order

• Description

• Problem and Solution

• Proposition and support

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CCSS.RI.7.5

Read paragraphs 20-22. Then look at the print feature on page 28, based on this graphic the reader can infer that the section is about...

• the tribe’s experiences on the island.

• Native American traditions.

• possible places for relocation.

• environmental factors that affect the island.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.2

The organizational pattern used on paragraph 1 in the section The Lay of the Land is...

• Cause and effect

• Description

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence

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CCSS.RI.7.5