Wonders Unit 2 Week 3 Part 2 - Saving a Grassland

Read the sentence from the article:

Many people were unhappy with the plan.

What does the word unhappy mean?

• happy before

• happy again

• very happy

• not happy

What is the author's point of view about Otero Mesa?

• It is not an important part of history

• It is a very special and different place

• There are too many animals living in it

• There is a lot that people do not know about it

Which sentence from the article BEST summarizes the author's point of view?

• "No other area in the country is quite like it."

• "Tall grasses sway in the breeze."

• "A variety of wildlife calls this grassy land home."

• "Mule deer and antelope graze on it."

Read the sentence from the article:

For now, the people have reclaimed this land as a wilderness area.

What does the word reclaimed mean?

• The people never had it

• The people will not get it

• the people will give it back

• the people have taken it again

Which TWO sentences show the author's point of view in the article?

• "It is too dry for trees."

• "Prairie dogs dig their tunnels and dens under the grass."

• "Beneath, Otero is special, too."

• "Several years ago, the government suggested a plan."

• "It is an important right."

With which TWO statements would the author agree?

• Otero Mesa is not protected place.

• The government should protect nature

• People should be allowed to drill on natural land

• The government is too busy to listen to our concerns

• Americans should let the government know what they think