Name __________________________ Theme 4
Two Days in May Selection 3‐Vocabulary Test
Match the words with the correct definition.
_______ appreciate a. on all sides of
_______ grazing b. to suffer or die from not having enough food
_______ population c. to enjoy and understand
_______ starve d. eating growing plants
_______ surrounding e. to move from place to place without having a special
destination
_______ territory f. an area of land
_______ wander g. relating to the number of people or animals living in a
certain place
appreciate grazing population starve surrounding territory wander
Use words from the box to fill in the blanks.
Many years ago there used to be numerous buffalos that would ___________________
around on the plains of North America. They would be _______________________ on the
wild grasses growing there. During the winter months some of the buffalo would
_________________________ if they could not find enough food. This ___________________
was inhabited by both Native Americans and white settlers. The Native Americans would
always _________________________ the buffalo and only hunted for food, shelter, and
clothing. The __________________________ or number of the buffalos declined when white
settlers started to hunt them for food and also for sport. They also built cabins and eventually
the buffalo became almost extinct. Today buffalo live only in protected areas with fences
_________________________ them on all sides.
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