Everglades
Using your reading book and your knowledge of the selection Everglades answer the following questions!Good Luck5th grade Reading Teachers
- 1.As the wolf approached the clearing, the other animals ______________ off to safety.
- A.
Pondered
- B.
Multitude
- C.
Scurried
- D.
Peninsula
- 2.A____________ of people will attend the playoff games each year.
- A.
Peninsula
- B.
Multitude
- C.
Scurried
- D.
Eons
- 3.A____________ of orange blossoms will bloom, filling the grove with a wonderful scent.
- A.
Plenitude
- B.
Scurried
- C.
Pondered
- D.
Peninsula
- 4.Students__________ the ideas presented in the video on life in outer space
- A.
Entrusted
- B.
Pondered
- C.
Multitude
- D.
Scurried
- 5._______ is rock formed on the bottom of the sea by seashells.
- A.
Sandstone
- B.
Quicksilver
- C.
Saw grass
- D.
Limestone
- 6.Alligators can walk unhurt among the spears of saw grass because they_____________.
- A.
Have very tough skin
- B.
Have large teeth to chew the saw grass
- C.
Crawl under the saw grass spears
- D.
Eat the spikes of the spears
- 7.Who were the first people to come to the Everglades?
- A.
Spanish Conquistadors
- B.
Seminole Indians
- C.
Creek Indians
- D.
Calusas
- 8.Who were the next people to move to the Everglades?
- A.
Spanish Conquistadors
- B.
Creek Indians
- C.
Seminole Indians
- D.
Calusas
- 9.In this selection, the author describes the Everglades as a "living kaleidoscope of color and beauty" because ________________.
- A.
Many kinds of trees, flowers, and animals live there
- B.
The pieces of glass in the kaleidoscope change color constantly
- C.
Orchids grown along the sides of the trees
- D.
The birds are as colorful as the flowers
- 10.According to the selection, egrets almost became extinct because________.
- A.
They were killed by other animals for food
- B.
Indians used their feathers for headdresses
- C.
Hunters sold their feathers to decorate women's hats
- D.
The winters became too cold for them
- 11.The state of Florida is a ___________.
- A.
Triangle
- B.
Long rectangle
- C.
Grassy island
- D.
Peninsula
- 12.When Lake Okeechobee flooded, the spill_________________.
- A.
Flooded Miami
- B.
Became a river
- C.
Formed waterfalls
- D.
Filled holes with limestone
- 13.The Spanish Conquistadors left Florida because____________?
- A.
It was too hot for them
- B.
Alligators attacked them
- C.
The land was too jungle-like
- D.
Creek Indians drove them out
- 14.Which group of early visitors still has some people living in the Everglades?
- A.
Spanish Conquistadors
- B.
Seminole Indians
- C.
Creek Indians
- D.
Calusas
- 15.The beginning of the selection describes the Everglades____________.
- A.
As they are today
- B.
During the Age of Seashells
- C.
During the Age of Exploration
- D.
In the early 20th Century
- 16.At the end of the selection, the children want to return home quickly so they can__________.
- A.
Have dinner
- B.
Watch television
- C.
Grow up and save the Everglades
- D.
Grow up and build large cities
- 17.Vocabulary question.........We got lots of ocean breezes at the cottage because it is located on a ____________ that juts into the ocean.
- A.
Peninsula
- B.
Multitude
- C.
Plenitude
- D.
Pondered
- 18.What is the sad story the children heard? (type in your answer)
- 19.What is the happy story the children heard? (type in your answer)
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