Comprehension
Vocabulary
Open Ended Responses
Skill Practice
Comprehension
100
Jean Wiener's nonprofit group is known as
What is the Foundation for the Protection of Marine Biodiversity
100
Being against the law
What is illegal
100
How are Mangrove trees impotant?
Explain using evidence from the text
100
Over fishing is just one of the major environmental challenges that Haiti's coast is experiencing. Most of the country's forests have been cut down. They are used to make charcoal for cooking fuel. This leaves only about 2 to 3 percent of the original forest cover. And this results in soil erosion. The soil runs off onto the coastal shelf, clogging the country's coral reefs. Generate a question about this paragraph.
Generate a question about this paragraph.
100
Caracol is located in
What is Haiti
200
Jean Wiener is a
What is a Haitian conservationist
200
Which is the closest synonym for the word conservationist? architect environmentalist manufacturer economist
What is environmentalist
200
"Nobody wants fishing to be an old dream." What does this mean?
Explain using evidence from the text
200
Haitian conservationist Jean Wiener is trying to change this. Wiener is leading a homegrown campaign to protect the country's northern coastal areas. These include barrier reefs and threatened mangrove forests that serve as important spawning grounds and nurseries for fish and shellfish. Generate a question about this paragraph.
Generate a question about this paragraph.
200
Which question is not answered by the article? A. When did fish populations begin to decrease in Haiti's waters? B. What led to the current environmental problems on Haiti's coast? C. What year was a law passed to protect Haiti's mangrove forests? D. Why have people cut down the mangrove forests in Haiti?
What is A. When did fish populations begin to decrease in Haiti's waters?
300
This is one of the major environmental challenges that Haiti's coast is experiencing
What is Overfishing
300
Which two words from the article are the closest synonyms? A. Accomplishment and success B. Enforce and combat C. Agricultural and marine D. Protected and threatened
What is A. Accomplishment and success
300
"We can't [count] on others to do things for us,"
What does Wierner mean by this?
300
Which of these is a statement of opinion? A. Haiti's waters have been fished so much that there are only small fish left. B. Haiti's protected zone includes 20 percent of its remaining mangroves. C. Haiti's first protected marine area was carved out of three bays in northern Haiti. D. Haiti's coastal problems are small compared to those of the Dominican Republic.
What is D. Haiti's coastal problems are small compared to those of the Dominican Republic.
300
The best alternate headline for this article would be Haiti's A. Coral Reefs Are Spawning Grounds for Fish B. Haiti's Mangrove Forests Replaced With Sugarcane C. Haiti's Northern Coast Home to a Variety of Fish D. Haiti Dealing With Environmental Challenges
What is D. Haiti Dealing With Environmental Challenges
400
These are used to make charcoal for cooking fuel.
what is forests
400
This is an area in which a kind of tropical tree grows in swamps or shallow salt water
What are mangrove forests
400
What does the author mean by "there just aren't enough resources".
Explain using evidence form the text
400
CARACOL, Haiti. Surrounded on three sides by water, Haiti is a country where people like their seafood. But Haiti's waters are severely overfished. There are only small, young fish left to catch. Fishermen on the northern coast must travel three hours in a boat to the Dominican Republic to catch enough fish for a meal. Summarize this paragraph
Summarize this paragraph
400
According to the article, why does only about 2 to 3 percent of Haiti's mangrove forest cover remain?
What is People have cut down the trees to make charcoal for cooking fuel, without concern for the resulting soil erosion.
500
In 2014, Wiener's group prepared a report on Haiti's mangroves. It found that
the destruction was "extreme."
500
a place where fish and other water animals go to lay eggs
What is Spawning grounds
500
Leaders should make sure that all of the environment is protected. Agree Disagree
Explain
500
Wiener's nonprofit group is known as the Foundation for the Protection of Marine Biodiversity. The group triumphed in 2014 when its campaign to create the country's first protected marine area ended in success. The nearly 222,400-acre (90,000-hectare) zone, which includes Three Bays National Park, was carved out of northern Haiti's overfished Caracol, Limonade, and Fort-Liberté Bays. As much as 20 percent of the country's remaining mangroves are in the protected zone. They are now illegal to chop down. Summarize this paragraph
What is this paragraph about?
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Which statement from the article best supports the idea that there are still causes for concern about Haiti's protected marine area? A. Wiener is leading a homegrown campaign to protect the country's northern coastal areas. B. Even with Wiener's accomplishments, Haiti still faces many challenges. C. As much as 20 percent of the country's remaining mangroves are in the protected zone. D. The 60-year-old fisherman from Caracol is hoping for an easier life for his grandchildren.
What is B. Even with Wiener's accomplishments, Haiti still faces many challenges.
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