Comprehension Check: Did you understand the story? Are these sentences true or false?

1. The boy was sick on Saturday. True/ False

2. On Sunday his father was sick. True/ False

3. He had a fever on Saturday. True/ False

4. He ate dinner in bed on Saturday. True/ False

b. Fill in the Blanks and write on them according to the story.

5. On Saturday I so tired

6. A book but I keep my eyes open

7. After dinner so I up. I under a blanket

8. My parents pizza for dinner

9. I -better but now my mother a cold!

10. I asleep in front of the TV.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.