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Problem and solution is a pattern of organization
Reading Skill: Problem and Solution concerning issue (a problem) and something that
where information in a passage is expressed as a
was, can be, or should be done to remedy the
issue (solution). Readers can understand the
passage better by identifying the problems and
the solutions.
Complete the problems and the solutions with the correct phrases.

The Project to Reintroduce Wolves in National Parks in the U.S.

1. Would the wolves kill ranchers’ livestock ?
Problems
2. Would the wolves stay in their new homes?

1. A wildlife group said that it would pay ranchers if the wolves killed their

livestock.
Solutions
2. In Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, Ed and his team used soft release .

In Idaho, they used hard release with the wolves.

Ed and his team counted 560 wolves .

Outcome The habitat became complete with fewer elk and deer but more aspen and .

willow trees .

soft release more aspen and willow trees hard release

560 wolves kill ranchers’ livestock it would pay ranchers

Unit 10 | Bringing Back Wolves