Protect the Manatees

What is the topic of the passage?

• The topic of this passage is to learn about all the mammals in the world.

• The topic of this passage is ways to protect the manatees.

• The topic of this passage is to show us how vicious manatees can be toward people.

What is the author’s claim of this article?

• The author's claim is that it is not important to protect the manatees.

• The author's claim is that manatees are the strongest and smartest mammals in the world.

• The author's claim is that there are ways that we can help when it comes to protecting the manatees.

What does the word plants mean in paragraph 1?

• a living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses.

• a place where an industrial or manufacturing process takes place

• place or fix in a specified position

What does the word pollution mean in paragraph 3?

• harmful material into the environment

• a type of food

• it is a part of a plant that is very harmful to the animals

Why is it important to protect the manatees?

• It is important to protect the manatees because then the zoos won't have any.

• It is important to protect the manatees so that they do not become extinct.

• It is important to protect the manatees because we need them in order to survive.

What was the author's main purpose in including the sign in the text?

• the author included the sign to show us a list of steps of how to feed a manatee

• the author included the sign to help give us a visual of what a manatee looks like

• the author included the sign to show ways in which people could help protect the manatees

What does the word ENDANGERED mean?

• it means that there are many of those animals

• it is a name of a store, that's why it is in capital letters

• it means seriously at risk of extinction

What does the word operate mean in paragraph 5?

• to control the functioning of a machine, process or system

• perform a surgical operation

What is one way people can protect manatees?

• do not throw any garbage or food into the water

• if we see manatees near us we should feed them

• drive the boats faster when we are near them

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