Getting Started on Saving the Everglades

Which sentence describes the main idea of the text?

• The damage to the Everglades has been reversed since it was made a national park.

• Humans helped improve in southern Florida by preventing flooding.

• Humans upset the balance in the Everglades and need to continue to protect it.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

Which detail from the text best supports the central idea of the text?

• "South Florida has two seasons- a dry season and a wet season. During the wet season from April to November, rain historically saturated the land." (paragraph 2)

• "It is the largest wilderness area east of the Mississippi River. It became the first park in the United States created for its biodiversity." (Paragraph 5)

• "Today, people understand that the changes made to the land nearly 100 years ago are jeopardizing the Everglades' future. Some things cannot be reversed." (paragraph 6)

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

How is the text organized?

• The author describes how the Everglades developed over time to be the ecosystem it is today.

• The author discusses why the Everglades exist, and then how humans have harmed the land and can help protect it.

• The author expresses how healthy the Everglades are today, and then describes how damaged they used to be.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which of the following describes the problems the Everglades face today?

• Past damage and continued human activity affects the Everglades.

• Humans didn't learn their lesson about controlling the water in southern Florida.

• Most of the Everglades has been destroyed to make room for homes.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3