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Big Rocks' Balancing Act: What text structure is the signal word "later that summer" used in?
 
Chronological Order
 
Problem and Solution
 
Spatial Order
 
Cause and Effect
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: What text structure is the signal word "at the same time" used in?
 
Chronological Order
 
Problem and Solution
 
Spatial Order
 
Cause and Effect
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: What text structure is the signal word "below" used in?
 
Spatial Order
 
Problem and Solution
 
Chronological Order
 
Cause and Effect
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: What text structure is the signal word "by contrast" used in?
 
Compare and contrast
 
Problem and Solution
 
Chronological Order
 
Cause and Effect
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: What forms on rocks that shows it has been hit by cosmic rays?
 
beryllium-10
 
nitrogen-11
 
carbon-13
 
zinc-12
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: Where on Earth can you sit on a boulder that is 5-6 millions years old?
 
Olympus Range
 
Canada
 
Rocky Mountains
 
Grand Canyon
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: Where on Earth can you sit on a boulder that is 5-6 millions years old?
 
Olympus Range
 
Canada
 
Rocky Mountains
 
Grand Canyon
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: Places that haven't experienced large earthquakes you can find what kind of rocks?
 
delicate
 
sturdy
 
large
 
human placed
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: Why study balanced rocks?
 
To see earthquake patterns
 
To get interesting pictures
 
Find out more history
 
Because it's cool
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: What caused there to be big rocks balancing on top of other big rocks?
 
Water from the Last Ice Age
 
Hurricanes
 
Tropical storms
 
Erosion
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: What is referred to as an Odd Hobby?
 
Studying balanced rocks
 
Collecting rocks
 
Taking photographs
 
Hanging out with geologists
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: Richard Brune seems to be what type of a person?
 
Adventurous
 
Boring
 
Ordinary
 
Creative
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: How would you know if a text was written in problem-solution text structure?
 
The text would explain one main issue, and the solution.
 
The text would explain the steps of an event in time order
 
The text would show how two things are similar and different
 
The text would define and describe one main topic
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: What text structure is the signal word "as a result" used in?
 
Cause and Effect
 
Problem and Solution
 
Chronological Order
 
Compare and contrast
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: Found at the beginning of sections in a passage- help the reader know what different sections of the text are about
 
subtitles & headings
 
labels
 
special print
 
Illustrations
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: Found at the beginning of sections in a passage- help the reader know what different sections of the text are about
 
subtitles & headings
 
labels
 
special print
 
Illustrations
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: Photos or pictures used to help the reader visualize something in the passage
 
Photographs
 
Index
 
Labels
 
Index
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: Found under pictures, diagrams, charts or photographs to help the reader better understand the picture of diagram.
 
Illustrations
 
Captions
 
Glossary
 
Chart
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: What do you need to do to show a direct quote is an author's exact words?
 
Use quotation marks around it
 
Underline it
 
Put it in bold
 
Say that it is the author's exact words
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: This type of writing is usually in chronological order.
 
order & sequence
 
cause & effect
 
problem & solution
 
compare & contrast
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: This type of writing gives information step-by-step.
 
order & sequence
 
cause & effect
 
problem & solution
 
compare & contrast
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: In this type of writing the reader will find words/phrases such as a problem is, solve,or solution.
 
problem & solution
 
cause & effect
 
order & sequence
 
compare & contrast
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: In this type of writing, the reader will see words/phrases such as because, as a result of, and due to.
 
cause & effect
 
description
 
order & sequence
 
compare & contrast
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: This type of writing considers similarities and differences.
 
compare & contrast
 
description
 
order & sequence
 
cause & effect
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: A coincidence is something that is
 
accidental
 
expected
 
intentional
 
disturbing
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: A gradual change takes place
 
little by little
 
very rapidly
 
with difficulty
 
invisibly
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: Bedrock is rock that is located
 
under the sand soil and gravel
 
where earthquakes have not occured
 
in the desert
 
on top of the soil
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: A gully is
 
a deep hole
 
a gentle slope
 
a swift stream
 
a large rock
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: What does the author mean when he says, the rock is getting sunburned?
 
The rock is being hit by cosmic rays
 
The rock is changing color
 
The rock is being split apart
 
The rock is being eroded
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: What evidence does Rood give to support his claim that the rocks were carved during the last Ice Age?
 
there was more water then
 
there were more earthquakes then
 
the bedrock was weaker then
 
there were more rocks then
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: The author compares the rocks to giant brown marshmallows in order to help the readers pictures their
 
shape
 
texture
 
size
 
location
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: What can geologists conclude about an area where only very large balanced rocks exist?
 
Large earthquakes have occurred there
 
there has never been an earthquake
 
It would be a good place to build a bridge or dam
 
the rocks have been standing there for a very long time
Big Rocks' Balancing Act: What hobby does the author refer to in the heading Odd Hobby?
 
studying rocks
 
flying airplanes
 
taking photographs
 
studying earthquakes
Allied With Green: The author uses personification in paragraphs 11–12 to —.
 
express that nature adds beauty to daily life
 
show that nature brings objects to life
 
indicate that nature has power over people
 
suggest that nature improves happiness
Allied With Green: The context clues in paragraph 10 suggest that demonstrated is the act of —.
 
openly protesting beliefs toward an issue
 
showing how to complete a task by example
 
doing homework from a professor
 
shaming people who steal plants
Allied With Green: Robert Isabell is important to Lucy because ____________.
 
his life represented a skill that she would like to have
 
he was a party planner known throughout New York
 
his beliefs about the environment are similar to her own
 
he traveled the world in search of interesting plants
Allied With Green: The author mentions Seattle, Dallas, and San Antonio to suggest that ____________.
 
people in many places appreciate green spaces
 
only a few cities are trying to care for the environment
 
cities are in danger of having no green spaces
 
places have different ideas of how to care for nature
Allied With Green: Early in the story, the statement "That’s how everything starts" is meant to show that ____________.
 
being “green” is essential to the character of Lucy
 
belief in “the color green” should begin in childhood
 
the world could not survive without its plant life
 
talking about the environment leads to arguments
Allied With Green: Using the metaphor in paragraph 3, the author emphasizes that Lucy-
 
notices nature continues to grow in cities and poor homes
 
spends time looking for signs of nature in places she knows
 
wants to help plant good landscaping near roads and rivers
 
believes people who are in hospitals need to see nature
Allied With Green: Which of the following is a theme?
 
It is important to take part in your community.
 
I like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
 
Nature
 
There are a lot of students in this school.
Allied With Green: What DOESN'T support the idea that some people care about going green and also love nature.
 
People who throw trash on the road or treat nature horribly.
 
When people water and take care of any plants.
 
When people pick up trash around plants and nature.
 
When people take care of their trees
Allied With Green: What supports the idea that not many people care about nature and going green?
 
Lucy teacher once have her a C on a test about going green.
 
People helping plant trees.
 
When people volunteer to help with nature.
 
When people water their plants.
Allied With Green: What is the theme of Allied With Green?
 
You should respect and appreciate the environment and plants
 
Respect only trees not leaves or anything else nature.
 
Don't step on leaves,or you will die.
 
Don't hurt animals,and respect living things.
Allied With Green: Why does the author describe air and green as “close cousins” (line 77)?
 
People take both for granted.
 
Both are threatened by pollution.
 
Both are necessary for life
 
Both need tending
Allied With Green: Theme of a story is
 
a message about life or human nature.
 
the sequence of main events that happens in the story.
 
tells the reader information about the story
 
the main idea of the story
Allied With Green: Imagery is
 
words and phrases that appeal to the senses
 
personification
 
painting a picture
 
comparing two unlike things using like or as.
Allied With Green: What does the author mean by the statement, “No one goes to Seattle to see the concrete.” (line 59)?
 
People go to Seattle because of all the green space there.
 
The buildings in Seattle are not very interesting.
 
Seattle is too far to travel just to see buildings.
 
People don't respect what Seattle has to offer.
Allied With Green: Why does Lucy’s father feel guilty?
 
He demonstrated against highways, but now he drives on them.
 
There are more parking lots now than when he was in college.
 
He plants trees on the highway median, but people steal them
 
The plants he put at the restaurant were stolen overnight.
Allied With Green: Why does Lucy choose to write about “the color green” for her paper?
 
Green plants are important to her.
 
Green is her favorite color.
 
She notices green things wherever she goes.
 
A drought has been threatening green plants.