Comprehension

What is the topic of the passage?

• rivers

• grass

• Everglades

• Florida

What is the main idea of the passage?

• The Everglades became a national park.

• Plants and animals live in the Everglades.

• The state of Florida took water from the Everglades.

• The Everglades has changed.

Which sentence from the article best states the main idea?

• "Southern Florida has ponds, marshes, and forests."

• "It looked like a river of grass."

• "The animals there were in danger."

• "Many people wanted to help save the area."

Which idea does the government have to save the Everglades?

• clean up lake Okeechobee

• use the Everglades for farming

• build roads and buildings in the park

• take water that flows through the park

Which paragraph supports the following detail "Water will come back to the Everglades"?

• paragraph 1

• paragraph 3

• paragraph 5

• paragraph 7

What caused the Everglades to change?

• People built homes

• Florida drained water from the Everglades.

• The animals left

• farms got smaller

What was the effect of the Everglades being drained?

• the plants and animals were in danger

• it became better for animals and plants

• people were happy

• the river of grass had even more water