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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does the word rippled mean?
tore into pieces
told what happened
kept something away
formed small waves
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which word has almost the SAME meaning as the word droughts?
damages
doubts
shortages
thoughts
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of extinct?
last
living
loud
lucky
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which word has almost the SAME meaning as the word flourished?
accomplished
flowered
nourished
thrived
- 5. Multiple Choice
What does the word fragile mean?
tending to break easily
showing good taste
having little spark
being comfortable
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does the word crumbled mean?
handled clumsily
made a deep sound
reduced to tiny bits
moved back
- 7. Multiple Choice
What does the word ecosystem mean?
developments in a city
plants resembling a tree
people who are closely related
organisms and their environment
- 8. Multiple Choice
What does the word imbalance mean?
an unevenness existing between two things
a reproduction of the form of a person
an eventful day
a general idea
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the MAIN idea of the section titled "The Buffalo"?
The buffalo provided the Indians with all their needs.
There were 75 million buffalo in North America.
Loss of buffalo killed the prairie.
Buffalo changed the prairie.
- 10. Multiple Choice
All of the following describe how buffalo and cattle affect the prairie EXCEPT
the buffalo helped the prairie survive, but the cattle did not.
the cattle never ate too much grass, but the buffalo did.
the buffalo were helpful in keeping the grasses healthy, but the cattle were not.
the sharp hooves of the buffalo helped rainwater reach the soil, but the flat hooves of the cattle packed the earth.
- 11. Multiple Choice
What happened when the grasshoppers chewed the fragile crops growing on the plains?
nothing grew back
buffalo grass grew back
plants with tough roots grew back
plants with fragile roots grew back
- 12. Multiple Choice
Who discovered three hundred buffalo in Montana?
President Theodore Roosevelt
General George A. Custer
Sioux Chief Sitting Bull
W.T. Hornaday
- 13. Multiple Choice
What conclusion can you draw from the selection?
All farmers use contour plowing.
Cattle are important to the farming industry.
The buffalo population will never be in trouble again.
It is important to protect both the buffalo and the native grasses.
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