Journeys 5th grade Lesson 8 Comprehension

People could persuade others to support the work of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan by__.

• telling them the rules

• showing them a map of the area

• creating a smaller group to feed the animals

• taking them to visit the wetland so they can see it themselves

Why does Ms. Stone get a park ranger to talk to the class?

• to teach them about wetlands

• to entertain them with animal stories

• to persuade them to join the Restoration Plan

• to help them identify birds and trees by name

What argument does the author give for keeping mangrove swamps alive?

• rainwater mixes with salty ocean water

• fish migrate to deep water to look for food

• the water spreads out the food that animals eat

• their waters protect young animals as they grow up

How does Ranger Jim help persuade students that it is important to save the Everglades?

• He tells them that human, animal, and plant life are all connected.

• He tells them that they will see animals together around deep water.

• He tells them that alligators use their bodies to dig deep holes for water.

• He tells them that bark peels off the tourist tree like skin off sunburned people.

People will best be convinced to conserve water if they read that___.

• there is a deep part of the slough at the beginning of the trail

• most of the water used in southern Florida comes from the Everglades

• the landscape changes from houses and shopping centers to a flat, grassy prairie

• differences in moisture help create unique habitats, each with its own special set of plants and animals

One reason given for saving the sawgrass prairie is ___.

• silence

• growth

• mashes

• development

After the students see the many habitats of the Everglades, they ___. Pick two answers.

• are against farming and development

• support development in the Everglades

• are against harming life in the Everglades

• support farming and are against development

What does the author believe about saving the Everglades?

• It must be done to preserve all life on Earth.

• People can do it if they start now and work hard.

• Finger glades are the most important parts to save.

• The government is responsible for saving everything.

Students in southern Florida can help save the Everglades by___.

• deciding to become part of the circle of life

• persuading their families to use less water in their homes

• living however they choose today and not worrying about tomorrow

• telling people that they are responsible for protecting alligators

Which sentence from the selection shows that the students truly learn the value of the Everglades?

• Small animals live, feed, and raise their young in the solution holes.

• Restoring the Everglades will take a long time, and it may never be finished.

• But now the ground, which is higher than the larger sawgrass prairies, was dry and hard.

• They had learned that they too were a part of the Everglades, connected in the same circle of life with the tiniest insect and largest alligator.