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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.