Life on the Orinoco Read the paragraph and answer the questions.

(1) Life along the Orinoco River is changing. (2) Some towns and cities have bec ome much larger, starting about fifty years ago. (3) Many new industries have co me to the area. (4) Some of them produce gold, diamonds, and oil. (5) Today larg e ships travel up and down the Orinoco River. (6) In some places people have bui lt dams to control the water. (7) These new dams also help to produce electricit y. (8) There have been a lot of changes. (9) However, some areas are protected s o no industry can develop there. (10) These areas are called national parks. (11 ) The parks help support the birds, animals, and people that live near the river . Which product is not produced in the area? oil diamonds gold cars According to the paragraph, when did development begin in the area? a hundred years ago fifty years ago ten years ago five years ago A good heading for this paragraph is __________. Birds and Animals of the Orinoco River Area Gold, Diamonds, and Oil How the River Has Changed Using Dams to Control Water Where should this sentence go? They carry these products to other countries. after sentence 2 after sentence 4 after sentence 5 after sentence 9 The word them in sentence 4 refers to __________. cities ships dams industries Fifty years ago, __________. large ships probably traveled on the Orinoco River there were probably no dams in the area there were probably oil companies in the area most people probably had electricity in their houses Which animal is like a large cat? the jaguar the anaconda the crocodile piranha __________ is a large area of flat land. A waterfall A mountain

A plain A stream Which sentence is correct? Who will to visit the park? Who will going to visit the park? Who will visiting the park? Who will visit the park? Which sentence is correct? They They They They will going to build a dam on the river. will build a dam on the river. will to build a dam on the river. won't building a dam on the river.