Exploring Arizona's Nature

Erica ______ her trip to the new nature center and couldn’t wait to explore the plants and bugs there.

• was excited about

• thought about

• took charge of

• took over

During ______, Erica’s family decided to visit Arizona instead of staying home.

• spring vacation

• trip

• guidebook

• desert

Erica was ______ visiting the new nature center near her home.

• looking forward to

• thinking about

• helping with

• stepping into

The ______ had many displays about desert animals and plants.

• nature center

• landscape

• state

• forest

The guidebook was ______ for learning about the wildflowers in the desert.

• perfect

• boring

• vast

• colorful

Erica wanted to ______ the colorful wildflowers by matching them to the guidebook pictures.

• gaze

• explore

• wince

• descend

Erica’s ______ thing about Arizona was seeing the javelinas up close.

• special

• favorite

• colorful

• boring

Erica’s parents ______ a trip to Arizona ______ ______ for their spring vacation.

• created...alive

• had...in mind

• spotted...from

• allowed...to

Mom ______ that they would visit Grandpa Zach in Arizona.

• noticed

• announced

• thought about

• stepped into

Arizona ______ hot and dusty to Erica when she read about it.

• led

• seemed

• appeared

• matched