Everglades Forever

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

• express and inform

• express and entertain

• inform and persuade

• persuade and express

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is brackish water according to the text?

• rain water and salty ocean water mixed together

• rain water and pine needles mixed together

• muddy rain water and ocean water mixed together

• salty ocean water and pine needles mixed together

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What belief about saving the Everglades drives the author's purpose?

• Saving the Everglades will help preserve all life

• The government should help to save the Everglades

• The finger glades are the most important part of the Everglades

• If people start now and work hard they can save the Everglades

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Solution holes are formed by.....

• sawgrass and lichens

• spider webs and soil

• tannic acid and limestone

• hammocks and sloughs

What does the author suggest is a good reason for saving the sawgrass prairie?

• growth

• silence

• development

• marshes

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Ranger Jim shows that he supports the author by....

• giving children ideas about how to save the Everglades

• he signs up the children for the junior ranger program

• he transports the children around the Everglades

• he works as the author's research assistant

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

How does the anhinga thermoregulate?

• lowering its heart rate

• perching in a mangrove

• baking in the sun

• bathing in the brackish water

What does habitat mean?

• types of trees

• zoos or nature centers

• climates

• natural environment

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does elevation mean?

• distance above sea level

• walking speed

• moisture from rain clouds

• hiking companions

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does conserving mean?

• licensing

• condensing

• transporting

• saving

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4