This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A
Read the problem-solution text. Then answer the question that follows.
There's a park in Marquette, Michigan. Blue-spotted salamanders hibernate there below ground. In spring, they emerge from the earth. Then they trek to nearby wetlands. Yet not all of them make it. These salamanders travel at night. They must cross a busy road. But they're black, so they blend in with the road. Cars can't see them. Many salamanders are hit by cars.
Concerned college students wanted to help. They counted how many salamanders were killed by cars. And they presented their findings to the city. City leaders decided to close the road from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. during the migration. This solved the issue. Salamanders now travel safely.
What is the main problem in this text?
Blue-spotted salamanders are coming out in spring.
Blue-spotted salamanders are being hit by cars.
Blue-spotted salamanders are going to wetlands.
Blue-spotted salamanders are hibernating below ground.
The main problem in this text is that blue-spotted salamanders are being hit by cars.
Part B
Now, write a paragraph explaining how closing the road from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. during the migration of the blue-spotted salamanders solved the issue of them being hit by cars.