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Practice - Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

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Name<br />

Read the paragraph. Then answer the questions.<br />

<strong>Practice</strong><br />

Comprehension:<br />

Main Idea and Details<br />

The Florida Everglades are home to many birds, reptiles, and mammals.<br />

The Everglades provide a variety of habitats. They are vital to the wildlife<br />

they support, supplying particular environmental conditions that can be found<br />

only in the Everglades. Birds and other animals are protected by the sawgrass<br />

prairies. Crocodiles and alligators live together in the swamps and water.<br />

People must protect and preserve this land in order to nurture and protect the<br />

wildlife that make the Everglades their home.<br />

1. What is the main idea of this paragraph?<br />

2. Where is the main idea of this paragraph located?<br />

3. Why do you think it is located there?<br />

4. What purpose do the fi rst and second sentences serve?<br />

5. Why are the Everglades vital to wildlife?<br />

30<br />

Interrupted Journey • Grade 6/Unit 1<br />

At Home: Discuss the main idea and details of another<br />

passage with the student.<br />

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