Comprehension

What is the topic of the passage?

• rivers

• grass

• Everglades

• Florida

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

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."

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

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

• paragraph 1

• paragraph 3

• paragraph 5

• paragraph 7

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What caused the Everglades to change?

• People built homes

• Florida drained water from the Everglades.

• The animals left

• farms got smaller

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3