Living in Deserts Comprehension

What makes a desert an extreme place to live?

• the climate

• the animals

• the sand

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What is the purpose of a header?

• It tells you what chapter number you’re on.

• It tells you what is in the picture

• It tells you what the section will be about.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

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Why does the author include the map on page 138?

• To show where there are deserts.

• To show what areas deserts are in Africa.

• To give a diagram of a camel.

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How can you tell this story is informational?

• it has real graphics

• it has illustrations

• it gives you information about camels

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How are people in the deserts today different from long ago?

• they can pump water into cities

• they protect themselves

• they travel around the sand

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

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CCSS.RL.6.3

How can you save the desert?

• Scientists are passing laws to stop mining.

• Governments are planting and covering plants.

• Scientists are planting and covering plants with plastic covers.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

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According to the map, which continent does not have deserts?

• North America

• Europe

• Antarctica

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CCSS.RI.2.7

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CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

Why do desert people wear layers of loose clothes?

• to protect themselves from animals

• to protect themselves from the sun

• to have shade

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Deserts get fewer than ______inches of rain a year.

• 10

• 20

• 50

• 100

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CCSS.RI.8.5

When do most nomadic desert people travel?

• During the day

• During the night

• During the winter

• They don't travel

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