prism 2 unit 3 reading 1

What is the title of Reading 1?

• Transportation

• Masdar: the Future of Cities

• A Modern Problem

• A Unique Solution

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What is the main idea of paragraph 1?

(page 54)

• traffic congestion

• commutting times in Abu Dhabi

• a description of Abu Dhabi

• cities in the United Arab Emirates

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the purpose of the wall around the city?

(page 54)

• to make narrow streets in the city

• to provide shade from the sun

• the walls have solar panels for the city

• to block the hot desert wind

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What is the meaning of "outweigh"?

(page 55 paragraph 4)

• weigh more than something

• something is considered big

• be less than

• be greater than

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why is there no traffic congestion in Masdar?

• cars are not allowed in the city

• the streets are narrow

• podcars carry passengers around the city

• there are 100 stations around the city

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What effect did the financial crisis of 2008 have on Masdar? Choose all correct answers.

(page 55)

• The PRT would not be completed

• Masdar will use electric vehicles instead of public transportation

• The city is not finished yet

• Masdar's green solutions will outweigh the financial costs

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Look at the box on page 52. Choose the correct word and complete the sentence.

The Kobe Sanda campus is on the _________ of Sanda city.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What is the topic sentence for paragraph 4?

• Since 2006, Masdar City has run into serious financial difficulties.

• It was originally projected to cost around $24 billion, but the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 had a negative effect on the plans.

• In October of 2010, it was announced that the PRT would not be expanded beyond the test phase of the project.

• If all goes well, Masdar's green solutions to both traffic and environmental problems will outweigh the financial cost of building the city.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Look at the box on page 52. Choose the correct word and complete the sentence.

I need to _______ my new phone to the school's WiFi network.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

Look at the box on page 52. Choose the correct word and complete the sentence.

For a small city, Sanda has a very good ______ ______________ system.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5