Everglades Forever Comprehension Quiz

What do coastal marshes, forests, inlets, grass flats, islands, and still backwaters have in common?

• heat

• ice

• sand

• water

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.3

What is the author's main purposes in writing Everglades Forever?

• explain and criticize

• inform and persuade

• exaggerate and persuade

• inform and express emotions

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

An anhinga thermoregulates by

• basking in the sun

• lowering its heart rate

• perching in a mangrove

• bathing in brackish water

What does the word elevation mean?

• walking speed

• distance above sea level

• moisture from rain clouds

• additional hiking companions

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is a habitat?

• climates

• types of trees

• natural environments

• zoos or nature centers

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is brackish water?

• pure rainwater

• muddy drinking water

• salty water from the ocean

• fresh rainwater and salty seawater mixed together

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

Which animals rely on the habitat of the mangrove swamp?

• egrets and lizards

• anhingas and egrets

• ospreys and cormorants

• sea turtles and manatees

Solution holes are formed by a reaction between

• spider webs and soil

• sawgrass and lichens

• hammocks and sloughs

• tannic acid and limestone

How does Ranger Jim's actions support the author's purpose?

• He works as the author's research assistant

• He transports the children around the Everglades in a boat

• He signs up the children for the Everglades' junior ranger program

• He gives the children ideas about how they can help save the Everglades

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

Which of the following is a reason the author suggests for saving the sawgrass prairie?

• development

• growth

• marshes

• silence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8