Environment Paired Texts

What is a synonym for the words filter and purify in the article, Trees Save the Earth?

• clean
• contaminate
• soil
• water

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CCSS.RL.4.4

How are the ideas in Environment Protection mostly organized?

• in chronological order to tell how the Earth has changed
• through compare and contrast of clean air and pollution
• with descriptions that tell about how trees help the Earth
• as a problem/solution to show how to protect the environment

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CCSS.RI.4.5

What is NOT true about the Earth according to Environment Protection?

• There is more pollution because of more people using resources.
• The ozone layer is being affected by pollution.
• Glaciers are melting, so there is no need to conserve water.
• There are less resources because of a growing population.

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CCSS.RL.4.5

In Trees Save the Earth, what is the effect of more CO2 in the air?

• Trees absorb the CO2 and release oxygen into the air.
• Pollution levels have risen.
• There are less trees because land is being cleared.
• Power plants creating electricity produce more CO2.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

Which idea in Environment Protection provides a way to reduce dangerous chemicals that pollute the air?

• Use washable bags rather than plastic throw-aways.
• Take public transportation or carpool.
• Take shorter showers.
• Write on both sides of your paper.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

How do trees help purify water in Trees Save the Earth?

• They release oxygen into the air.
• Trees are a natural air purifier.
• They help conserve energy.
• The roots take in the water from the soil and release it through transpiration.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What text structure is Trees Save the Earth written in?

• cause and effect

• description

• compare and contrast

• sequence

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5