The Grand Canyon Comprehension

What happens when a river runs over land for millions of years?

• A lake is made

• A desert is made

• A mountain is made

• A canyon is made

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

To marvel means ___________.

• To look closely at something

• To feel surprise or wonder

• To get lost in the woods

• To hike for a long time

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which of the following sentences states an opinion?

• The Colorado River is 277 miles long

• Everyone who visits the Grand Canyon will have an adventure

• Hikers can see waterfalls and colorful pools at the bottom of the canyon

• The Grand Canyon became a national park in 1919

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

How is the North Rim different from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon?

• The North Rim gets more snow

• The North Rim is easier to get to

• The North Rim is open all year

• The North Rim is lower

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

What did Powell do on his second trip down the Colorado River?

• He took pictures of the canyon

• He built a cabin at the bottom of the canyon

• He made maps of the area

• He brought his family along

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

After the Grand Canyon was made a national park, ________________.

• It was closed for a short time

• More people came to visit

• No one came to visit

• Fewer people came to visit

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

The striped rocks of the Grand Canyon show ____________.

• How many years ago Native Americans lived in the canyon

• How long it takes to hike into the canyon

• How fat the Colorado River is moving

• How Earth has changed over time

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CCSS.RI.1.6

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RL.1.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

What is this book mostly about?

• The Native Americans who lived in the Grand Canyon

• John Wesley Powell’s trio through the Grand Canyon

• What makes the Grand Canyon a special place

• How the Grand Canyon was formed over time

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Which of the following sentences states a fact

• Rafting down the Colorado River is exciting and fun

• People have been coming to the Grand Canyon for at least twelve thousand years

• Hiking down the Grand Canyon is th best way to see the canyon

• Being a scientist who studies the Grand Canyon is the best job

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

When something is protected, it is ________________.

• Safe

• Locked up

• Lost

• Hard to get to

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4