QUESTION 3
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This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
PART A
Read the problem-solution text. Then answer the question that follows.
There's a park in Marquette, Michigan. Blue-spotted salamanders hibernate there below ground. In spring, they emerge from the earth. Then they trek to nearby wetlands. Yet not all of them make it. These salamanders travel at night. They must cross a busy road. But they're black, so they blend in with the road. Cars can't see them. Many salamanders are hit by cars.
Concerned college students wanted to help. They counted how many salamanders were killed by cars. And they presented their findings to the city. City leaders decided to close the road from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. during the migration. This solved the issue. Salamanders now travel safely.
What is the main problem in this text?
Blue-spotted salamanders are being hit by cars.
Blue-spotted salamanders are going to wetlands.
Blue-spotted salamanders are hibernating below ground.
Blue-spotted salamanders are coming out in spring.
PART B
Which three events were part of the solution?
College students counted how many salamanders were killed by cars.
College students presented the results of their study to city leaders.
City leaders closed the park road during the salamander migration.
City leaders learned that salamanders hibernate during the winter.
Part A: The main problem in this text is that blue-spotted salamanders are being hit by cars.
Part B:
1. College students counted how many salamanders were killed by cars.
2. College students presented the results of their study to city leaders.
3. City leaders closed the park road during the salamander migration.
Read the passage. It has a cause-and-effect text structure. Then, complete the sentence that follows.
Red, yellow, orange, and brown—these are the colors of leaves in autumn. Why is that? It has to do with light. Trees get a lot of sunlight in the spring and summer. This causes them to make chlorophyll. That helps trees turn light into energy. And it makes the leaves green. But the days get shorter in the fall. There is less sunlight. As a result, trees make less chlorophyll. Therefore, other colors can be seen.
Complete the cause-and-effect sentence by dragging each statement to the correct box.
Because __________ in the fall, trees __________ and __________.