Editorial Development: Bonnie Brook Communications

SKILL PRACTICE
Read each question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
 1. What caused the Cedar Fire to start? 
A 
the Santa Ana winds
B 
a campfire
C 
a long drought
D 
a signal fire
 2. Why was the Cedar Fire able to spread quickly?
A 
The asphalt on Interstate 15 was highly 
flammable.
B 
The air temperature became hotter.
C 
The hunter started multiple fires that grew 
together.
D 
The wind blew embers out of the fire hundreds 
of feet at a time.
 3. You can predict that in the future, officials in 
California will 
.
A 
ban deer hunting
B 
increase fire safety training
C 
build houses that will not burn
D 
not allow anyone to camp in the forest
 4. What can you predict about forest fires in
the future?
A 
They will become predictable.
B 
They will be less dangerous.
C 
They will continue to happen sometimes.
D 
They will all be put out by rainy weather.
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Write a question you had after reading the first paragraph. Share your question with
a partner and discuss where you could find the answers.
 
 
Cause and Effect
Prediction
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Daily Reading Comprehension • EMC 3458 • © Evan-Moor Corp.
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WEEK
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Review the 
Nonfiction Text Features
skill with students. Say: 
Lists and other graphics can use 
different fonts, type styles, and type sizes to organize information into formats that are easy