"How Well Is Your Community Prepared" Passage & Questions

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

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.”

According to the author, which of the following are reasons why it is important for a community to have an emergency response plan? Pick all answers that apply.

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.

Read the following quote from the text and answer the question that follows:

“Until we had serious floods, in 1982, our emergency plans were gathering dust in someone’s office. We thought nothing could ever happen to us,” says Hamden’s deputy fire chief, Walter MacDowell. “We were totally unprepared for those floods. But after that, we made sure we knew what we were doing. When the tornadoes hit, we were ready.”

How does the author use this evidence in the article?

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.

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.”

According to the author, which of the following are reasons why it is important for a community to have an emergency response plan? Pick all answers that apply.

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.

Read the following quote from the text and answer the question that follows:

“Until we had serious floods, in 1982, our emergency plans were gathering dust in someone’s office. We thought nothing could ever happen to us,” says Hamden’s deputy fire chief, Walter MacDowell. “We were totally unprepared for those floods. But after that, we made sure we knew what we were doing. When the tornadoes hit, we were ready.”

How does the author use this evidence in the article?

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.