Assessment for Dearing 3rd Grade
Why does the author say the manatee needs our help? Use details from the text to support your answer.

This question has two parts. First answer Part A, then answer Part B.
Part A: What is the MOST important idea of the article?

According to the article, which details about manatees are true and which are false?
Manatees have no hair.
Write a summary of the article stating the main idea and two or more details that support the main idea.

Read the paragraph.
Which sentence from the paragraph gives the main idea?
Part B: Select the sentences from the article that best support the main idea.
Choose all that apply.
Manatees eat seagrass and other water plants.
Manatees are mammals.
Manateese can weigh over 1,000 pounds.
Select all the details from the article that explain the problem and dangers manatees face.
Read the sentence from the article.
"The manatee uses its powerful tail to propel it."
What does propel mean as it is used in the sentence?