Letters Home from Yosemite

Which word is a synonym for "wilderness"?

• streets that run through the center of a city
• sand dunes that rise out of the desert floor
• place that is in a natural state
• area that has been cleared for farming

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Which word is a synonym for "naturalist"?

• person who comes from another country
• person who puts out forest fires
• person who likes to fish and camp
• person who studies living things

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Which word is a synonym for "preserve"?

• save
• manage
• divide
• replant

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Which word is a synonym for "impressive"?

• interesting
• amazing
• amateur
• expensive

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Which word is a synonym for "species"?

• type
• color
• shape
• height

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Which word is a synonym for "slopes"?

• pile of rocks
• frozen pond
• sides of a mountain
• grassy meadows

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Which word is a synonym for "glacier"?

• huge sheet of ice
• high waterfall
• deep valley
• snowy mountain top

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Which of the following is an opinion?

• I knew we were in for an exciting adventure.
• I'd been reading about Yosemite on the plane.
• I learned that it is America's third national park.
• Yosemite was established as a national park.

How do we know that this story took place in recent times?

• The first group of tourists arrived.
• Native Americans were the only people living in Yosemite.
• The narrator traveled on an airplane.
• John Muir had just convinced the government to preserve Yosemite.

Why did the author provide headings throughout the selection?

• To give directions to different places.
• To make the selection more exciting to the reader.
• To group the facts about different main topics.
• To persuade the reader that the park is worth preserving.