Practice - Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Name
As I read, I will pay attention to pauses.
The U.S. is the third biggest country in the world. Its area
12 is 3,717,813 square miles.
15 We’re doing a good job of filling all this space. Since
26 1900, the U.S. population has gone from 76 million people to
35 over 294 million in 2004. It’s inevitable that our numbers
43 will grow.
45 As our country grows, people and animals sometimes
53 find that they share a neighborhood! Humans need more and
63 more space to live. They sometimes take land that wild
73 animals need for food or shelter. Many homes are now built
84 on the edge of forests. We build houses by lakes. Living
95 together is not easy for humanity or the animals. We must
106 learn to live together and to respect each other. We have to
118 learn to be good neighbors.
123 Today more and more of people live outside of cities. As
134 a result, our landscape is changing. Family farms are sold.
144 Forests are cleared. And houses are built on the land. 154
Comprehension Check
Practice
Fluency
1. How is population growth affecting wild animals? Main Idea and Details
2. How is the landscape in the United States changing? Main Ideas and Details
Words Read –
Number of
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First Read – =
Second Read – =
92
Beyond the Horizon
Grade 5/Unit 3
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