Everglades Forever
Target Vocabulary
Target Vocabulary
Mixed questions and Vocabulary
Homophones
100

What city and stated did the students that visited the Everglades live in?

Homestead, Florida

100

threatened; for plant and animals, threatened with extinction

What is endangered?

100

drew attention and captured interest

What is attracted?

100

Read this sentence from the article.

Visitors to the preserve also spot alligators, foxes, terrapin, dolphins, and deer.

What is the meaning of the word preserve as used in the sentence above?

an animal hospital

food stored in a jar

a safe place for wildlife

to make something last

What is a safe place for wildlife?

100

What is the homophone for this word? You must also spell it.

steal

What is Steel

200

What was the name of the teacher?

Ms. Stone

200

a duty or job

What is responsibility?

200

changed to survive or fit into new conditions

What is adapted?

200

Read this sentence 

The manatee, an endangered species, looks like a cross between a walrus and elephant.

What is the meaning of the word endangered as used in this sentence?

frightening

facing a threat

related to cows

living in the sea

What is facing a threat?

200

What is the homophone for this word? You must spell it.

ring

What is wring?

300

What grade were the children in?

Fifth Grade

300

using only what you need of something and protecting it; not wasting something.

What is conserving?

300

Plants found in a particular area

What is vegetation?

300

Read this sentence

In addition, the park contains coastal marshes, forests, inlets, grass flats, islands, and still backwaters.

This sentence suggests that the animals, plants, and habitats of the park rely on

heat

ice

sand water

What is water?

300

What is the homophone for this word?

pedal You must spell the answer

What is peddle?

400

What was the name of their school

Avocado School

400

to control

What is regulate?

400

People who protect or take care of others

What is guardians

400

Read this sentence.

The sparkling waters of the Crystal River are located in this unique place.

What is the meaning of the word unique as used in this sentence?

wet

lovely

one of a kind

out of the way

What is one of a kind?

400

What is the homophone for this word?

berry? you must spell it.

What is bury?

500
Who is the author of Everglades Forever?

Trish Marx

500

unusual and special in some way

What is unique?

500

to return something to its original state

What is retore?

500

What type of story is Everglades Forever?

Fiction

nonfiction

What is nonfiction?

500

What is the homophone for this word?

vane. You must spell it.

What is vein?