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Read the passage and answer the following questions. Make sure you use the "4 Steps to Success" practice!

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Which evidence from the text best supports the author’s point that it is important for a community to have an emergency response plan?

“Power and phone lines were downed, and hundreds of uprooted trees and severed branches blocked most major roadways.”

“And within days of the twisters, the town’s usual peaceful atmosphere was restored.”

“There are several state, federal, and private agencies standing by to help communities when disaster strikes.”

“If you live in a large community, chances are there’s an emergency preparedness office in your town.”

3

Natural disasters can’t be prevented or predicted, so it is important to be prepared.

State, federal, and private agencies help communities when natural disasters happen.

A community must be ready with its own resources to handle serious problems that can happen right after the disaster strikes.

Residents of a community can learn how to prepare themselves for natural disasters.

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To support the point that natural disasters can’t be prevented.

To support the point that state, federal, and private agencies help communities when natural disasters happen.

To support the point that a community must be ready with its own resources when natural disasters happen.

To support the point that floods can cause serious damage.