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Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the article?

People can make changes that will protect wildlife.

Adjusting daily habits is the best way individuals can help wildlife.

A grassy lawn or backyard can be home to different kinds of wildlife.

Scientists and governments are working to protect endangered wildlife.

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Read this excerpt from the article.
Some destructive practices have become so embedded in society that they are now part of our normal habits. What is more, these practices are happening right in our own backyards.
Which word is most similar in meaning to the word embedded as used in the excerpt above?

embarrassed

enjoyed

established

overlooked

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Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the last paragraph of the article?

People with backyards have a duty toward wildlife.

Every individual can take actions to protect wildlife.

People have to share the natural world with wildlife.

Destroying animal habitats has endangered some species.

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Read this sentence from the article.
Other beneficial plants include trees and shrubs that grow fruits and nuts, providing food.
Which word is most opposite in meaning to the word beneficial as used in the sentence above?

generous

injured

poisonous

special

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The main idea of the first paragraph on page 175 is that

planting trees saves wildlife.

picking up trash helps protect wildlife.

objects can provide shelter for wildlife.

backyards can be healthy habitats for wildlife.

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Read this sentence from the article.
A balanced backyard will soon abound with numerous bees, beautiful butterflies, helpful insects, and small animals.
Which word is most similar in meaning to the word abound as used in the sentence above?

glow

overflow

surround

tremble

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Which paragraph would the following detail best support?
Tall trees, low shrubs, and tall grass provide shelter for animals that live on the ground, close to the ground, and high up.

paragraph 4, page 174

paragraph 1, page 175

paragraph 2, page 175

paragraph 3, page 175

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Read this sentence from the article.
They may speculate that they cannot help wildlife because they do not have backyards.
Which word is most similar in meaning to the word speculate as used in the sentence above?

guess

know

protest

specialize

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At the beginning of the article, how does the author help the reader understand why some animals are close to extinction?

by presenting a solution to the loss of animals’ habitats

by contrasting endangered animals and extinct animals

by explaining major causes of harm to animals’ habitats

by listing a sequence leading to animals being endangered

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Read this excerpt from the article.
Some people are now reconsidering what makes a perfect backyard. They are digging up their big lawns and replacing the grass with native trees and plants.
What does the word reconsidering mean in the excerpt above?

worrying about

paying no attention to

feeling much better about

changing their minds about

In Your Own Backyard Unit 3 Week 5

In Your Own Backyard Unit 3 Week 5

Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the article?

Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the last paragraph of the article?

Read this sentence from the article.
Other beneficial plants include trees and shrubs that grow fruits and nuts, providing food.
Which word is most opposite in meaning to the word beneficial as used in the sentence above?

The main idea of the first paragraph on page 175 is that

Read this sentence from the article.
A balanced backyard will soon abound with numerous bees, beautiful butterflies, helpful insects, and small animals.
Which word is most similar in meaning to the word abound as used in the sentence above?

Which paragraph would the following detail best support?
Tall trees, low shrubs, and tall grass provide shelter for animals that live on the ground, close to the ground, and high up.

Read this sentence from the article.
They may speculate that they cannot help wildlife because they do not have backyards.
Which word is most similar in meaning to the word speculate as used in the sentence above?

At the beginning of the article, how does the author help the reader understand why some animals are close to extinction?

Read this excerpt from the article.
Some people are now reconsidering what makes a perfect backyard. They are digging up their big lawns and replacing the grass with native trees and plants.
What does the word reconsidering mean in the excerpt above?

Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the article?

Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the last paragraph of the article?

Read this sentence from the article.
Other beneficial plants include trees and shrubs that grow fruits and nuts, providing food.
Which word is most opposite in meaning to the word beneficial as used in the sentence above?

The main idea of the first paragraph on page 175 is that

Read this sentence from the article.
A balanced backyard will soon abound with numerous bees, beautiful butterflies, helpful insects, and small animals.
Which word is most similar in meaning to the word abound as used in the sentence above?

Which paragraph would the following detail best support?
Tall trees, low shrubs, and tall grass provide shelter for animals that live on the ground, close to the ground, and high up.

Read this sentence from the article.
They may speculate that they cannot help wildlife because they do not have backyards.
Which word is most similar in meaning to the word speculate as used in the sentence above?

At the beginning of the article, how does the author help the reader understand why some animals are close to extinction?

Read this excerpt from the article.
Some people are now reconsidering what makes a perfect backyard. They are digging up their big lawns and replacing the grass with native trees and plants.
What does the word reconsidering mean in the excerpt above?

In Your Own Backyard Unit 3 Week 5

In Your Own Backyard Unit 3 Week 5

Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the article?

Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the last paragraph of the article?

Read this sentence from the article. Other beneficial plants include trees and shrubs that grow fruits and nuts, providing food. Which word is most opposite in meaning to the word beneficial as used in the sentence above?

The main idea of the first paragraph on page 175 is that

Read this sentence from the article. A balanced backyard will soon abound with numerous bees, beautiful butterflies, helpful insects, and small animals. Which word is most similar in meaning to the word abound as used in the sentence above?

Which paragraph would the following detail best support? Tall trees, low shrubs, and tall grass provide shelter for animals that live on the ground, close to the ground, and high up.

Read this sentence from the article. They may speculate that they cannot help wildlife because they do not have backyards. Which word is most similar in meaning to the word speculate as used in the sentence above?

At the beginning of the article, how does the author help the reader understand why some animals are close to extinction?

Read this excerpt from the article. Some people are now reconsidering what makes a perfect backyard. They are digging up their big lawns and replacing the grass with native trees and plants. What does the word reconsidering mean in the excerpt above?

Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the article?

Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the last paragraph of the article?

Read this sentence from the article. Other beneficial plants include trees and shrubs that grow fruits and nuts, providing food. Which word is most opposite in meaning to the word beneficial as used in the sentence above?

The main idea of the first paragraph on page 175 is that

Read this sentence from the article. A balanced backyard will soon abound with numerous bees, beautiful butterflies, helpful insects, and small animals. Which word is most similar in meaning to the word abound as used in the sentence above?

Which paragraph would the following detail best support? Tall trees, low shrubs, and tall grass provide shelter for animals that live on the ground, close to the ground, and high up.

Read this sentence from the article. They may speculate that they cannot help wildlife because they do not have backyards. Which word is most similar in meaning to the word speculate as used in the sentence above?

At the beginning of the article, how does the author help the reader understand why some animals are close to extinction?

Read this excerpt from the article. Some people are now reconsidering what makes a perfect backyard. They are digging up their big lawns and replacing the grass with native trees and plants. What does the word reconsidering mean in the excerpt above?

Read this sentence from the article.
Other beneficial plants include trees and shrubs that grow fruits and nuts, providing food.
Which word is most opposite in meaning to the word beneficial as used in the sentence above?

Read this sentence from the article.
A balanced backyard will soon abound with numerous bees, beautiful butterflies, helpful insects, and small animals.
Which word is most similar in meaning to the word abound as used in the sentence above?

Which paragraph would the following detail best support?
Tall trees, low shrubs, and tall grass provide shelter for animals that live on the ground, close to the ground, and high up.

Read this sentence from the article.
They may speculate that they cannot help wildlife because they do not have backyards.
Which word is most similar in meaning to the word speculate as used in the sentence above?

Read this excerpt from the article.
Some people are now reconsidering what makes a perfect backyard. They are digging up their big lawns and replacing the grass with native trees and plants.
What does the word reconsidering mean in the excerpt above?

Read this sentence from the article.
Other beneficial plants include trees and shrubs that grow fruits and nuts, providing food.
Which word is most opposite in meaning to the word beneficial as used in the sentence above?

Read this sentence from the article.
A balanced backyard will soon abound with numerous bees, beautiful butterflies, helpful insects, and small animals.
Which word is most similar in meaning to the word abound as used in the sentence above?

Which paragraph would the following detail best support?
Tall trees, low shrubs, and tall grass provide shelter for animals that live on the ground, close to the ground, and high up.

Read this sentence from the article.
They may speculate that they cannot help wildlife because they do not have backyards.
Which word is most similar in meaning to the word speculate as used in the sentence above?

Read this excerpt from the article.
Some people are now reconsidering what makes a perfect backyard. They are digging up their big lawns and replacing the grass with native trees and plants.
What does the word reconsidering mean in the excerpt above?