Log in
Sign up for FREE
arrow_back
Library
Formative #8 Unit 1
By Alexander Linderman [Dearing ES]
star
star
star
star
star
Share
share
Last updated over 5 years ago
8 questions
Add this activity
Note from the author:
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
16
Li Bing and the Flooding
Question 1
1.
What was the problem with the Min River?
Once a year the Min River would overflow and flood a flat plain of dry land nearby
where nobody lived.
The Min River became dry because there was not enough rainfall.
The Min River was not big enough to build a levee in the river.
Once a year the Min River would overflow and flood homes of people living
along it.
Question 2
2.
The problem with the Min River was that it flooded the people's homes once a year.
How did Governor Li Bing solve this problem?
He built a levee in the Min River that made the extra water go to a flat plain of
land.
He asked the people who lived along the river to build new homes on stilts.
He asked the people who lived along the river to move to a dry flat plain of land.
Question 3
3.
The
levee
was helpful in more than one way.
Which evidence from the text best supports this conclusion?
The levee was built in the Min River and was made out of bamboo and stones.
The Min River would overflow even after the levee was built yet it didn't flood the
people's homes.
The levee stopped the river from flooding the people's homes and brought
water to land that needed water to grow plants.
Question 4
4.
What was the flat plain of land away from the river like before the levee was built?
It had many houses.
It was flooded.
It had many plants.
It was dry.
Question 5
5.
What is this passage mainly about?
how levees are built in rivers and what materials they are made of
how Li Bing solved the problem of flooding along the Min River
how the people who lived along the Min River dealt with the problem of flooding
how melted snow from mountains can cause river flooding
Question 6
6.
Read the following sentence: "When the river overflowed water would flood the
people's homes and everything would get wet."
The word
overflowed
most nearly means that the river
was filled with plants
did not have enough water so the river dried up
was filled with so much mud that the water would become very dirty
Question 7
7.
Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.
___________ the overflowing Min River was a big problem, Li Bing turned it into an
opportunity.
However
Although
On the other hand
So
Question 8
8.
How did Li Bing turn the problem of the overflowing Min River into an opportunity?
Use the R.A.C.E.R or R.A.C.E.S writing strategy to write your paragraph.
He built a levee at the bottom of the mountains to keep the melted snow from going
into the river.
It took Li Bing and his workers four years to build the levee.
had too much water so it would flow over the sides of the river