Reading Lesson 8

Pick the word(s) that best defines conserving.

• saving

• moving

• laughing

• concentrating

Pick the word(s) that best defines vegetation.

• houses

• water

• plants

• roads

Pick the word(s) that best defines attracted.

• singing to

• listening to

• drawn to

• run away from

Pick the word(s) that best defines regulate.

• invite

• control

• contain

• bring

Pick the word(s) that best defines restore.

• return

• shop

• eat

• laugh

Pick the word(s) that best defines review.

• look over again

• the beginning

• careful thinking

• to do ahead of time

Pick the word(s) that best defines predetermined.

• decided after the fact

• decided ahead of time

• thought about quickly

• listened to slightly

Pick the word(s) that best defines proceed.

• move forward

• move behind

• to the side

• slow as molasses

Pick the word(s) that best defines enclose.

• close for a short time

• close after 12:00

• close for the weekend

• close in

What was the author's main purpose for writing Everglades Forever?

• to entertain

• to make you listen

• to learn about history

• to inform and persuade