30.05.22 Gr.5 HW Reading Comprehension

Read the paragraph from the text.

Over time, some of the fertilizers seep through the soil and end up in our water sources. Fertilizers can promote the growth of tiny plants and bacteria that use up most of the oxygen in the water. Fish and other creatures die because they cannot breathe. This situation is heartbreaking and unacceptable.

How does the information in this paragraph support the author’s point of view?

Read the sentence from the text.

For example, they could use thermal imaging cameras, which take aerial photographs of crops as they ripen.

The word aerial is based on the Greek root aer, meaning “air.”

What does aerial mean?

Read the sentence from the text.

Chemical pesticides often kill beneficial insects—insects that prey on the harmful insects.

The word beneficial is based on the Greek root bene, meaning “good.”

What does this information suggest about the “beneficial insects” described

in the sentence?

Which sentence from the text best expresses the author’s point of view about intensive farming?