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Everglades by Jean Craighead George
Everglades by Jean Craighead George
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1
What are some ways in which people caused change to the Everglades? Choose all that apply.
Hunters shot birds for their feathers.
Orchid hunters picked orchids and sold them.
Hunters shot alligators to make leather items.
Engineers drained the Everglades to make land.
2
"But this is a sad story," said a fifth child. Why did the child say the story was sad?
The story is sad because people ruined the Everglades.
The child did not listen and is wrong.
The child thinks many stories are sad.
The child thinks alligators are scary.
3
What is the main idea of this selection?
The everglades has a diverse animal and plant population.
The Everglades is a great place to see many animals.
Over time the Everglades has been ruined, but there is hope.
The Everglades is a river in Florida.
4
Saw grass is abundant in the Everglades. What is a distinct characteristic of saw grass?
Saw grass has very sharp blades.
Alligators eat mostly saw grass.
Saw grass is purple.
Saw grass grows only on land.
5
Who tells the story of the Everglades?
The bus driver.
The animals.
The person poling the canoe.
The children.
6
"Over the eons the sea lowered, and the rock became land." What does the word eons mean?
An indefinite, very long time.
A very intense time.
A time of many wars.
A very short time.
7
The Everglades is
a lake.
a glacier.
a river.
an ocean.
8
"Eventually the children grew up and ran the Earth." The meaning of "ran" in this sentence is:
to walk slowly.
to make the sound of a bell.
to be in charge of something.
the walk very fast.
9
The Everglades is remarkable because
it is the fastest, deepest river on Earth.
it is the only river in Florida.
it is the shallowest and slowest flowing river on Earth.
it is the only river in the mountains.
10
Why do the children say "that's a much better story?"
The second story was about a different topic.
The second story is about cars.
The storyteller told the first story wrong.
The second story has a happy ending.
