Non-Fiction level 1

Rachel Carson, Founder of the Environmental Movement

1. Rachel Carson's book warned people about:
C) The effects of dangerous chemical pesticides

2.What is the name of Rachel Carson's book?
B)Silent Spring

3. Chemical companies attacked in hurry and contained incorrect staments.
A) False

4. Rachel Caron's book made no difference; DDT is still being widely used.
A) False

5.Chemical companies attacked Rachel's book and said she was a troublemaker.
B) True

6. Rachel Carcon was recognized of her contribution to the earth by:
B) Being named one one of Time Magazine's "Top 20 Most Influential scietist and Thinkers of the 20th Century"

7. What does the word "posthumously" mean in paragraph 8?
D) Occuring after someone's death

8. Rachel's book showed that all living things are:
D) All of the above

9. You can infer that:
B) Rachel Carson wrote her book to help animals, people, and the earth.

10. Rachel Carson lived a long life and became very rich and famous.
B) False

Is there something you are concerned about that is going on in the world? What would you tell people about this subject? Why do you want to tell them this?
There is something that Im concerned about something that is goign around the world and is to save water and less pollution. I will tell people to stop doing pollution, and also save water when they are using at home. I want to tell them this because is we keep wasting water we are not going tohave enough water.

Vocabulary:

Publication: The publication of her new book"silent spring"

Harmful:

Troublemaker: My brother is the troublemaker in my house.

Preserve:

Springtime:

Born: My cousin was born on friday.

Claim: State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

Rallies: A mass of people making a political protest or showing support for a cause.

Planet: We live in the third planet

Committee: a group of people appointed for a specific function.

Banned: Officially or legally prohibit.

Natural:the flowers in the table are natural.

Died:  someone died in the car accident

Fairs: Accordance with the rules or standard.

Sprayed: Liquid that is blown or drive through the air in the from of tiny drops.

Chemical: There is lots of chemicals in medicine 

Cancer: My grandmother has skin cancer.