J. Roth

Study Skills 94

 

Practice Reading #1 from Timed Readings, Third Edition by Jamestown Publishers

 

Omitted Words

 

 

Pesticides          chemicals       kill.       slow      stop      

growth        pests.      Pests       can be       insects,       fish,       rats,      mice,      fungi,       weeds,      other           harmful animals       plants.        Pests       

 

bad     spoil       food.     ruin      clothes,      household goods,    buildings.          spread disease.      injure      kill people.    Pests            harm       helpful animals        plants.

 

Helpful animals       plants       people        like         make use of.   vital       to  healthy world.      These        living things          give        food    crops  cattle.      

They       houseplants        cats  dogs    pets.    this group          are  animals         plants        found nature         people like.       Some forms        life        are needed         to keep      balance.       So,  protect          plants  animals         from harm,         use pesticides.

 

Pesticides         helpful.         But they         can be         harmful      Pesticides                 can be        misused.        They can        be used        without following     directions.          When happens        they do    harm        animals       plants        that we want       keep.       Pesticides        can poison.     deadly effects       poisons        can last         long time.     The remains        pesticides          last       many years.     harm       kill     long after used.      

 

message          clear.        Pesticides      useful.        take care        us          our        useful plants               animals.   But not used           right way          can cause               harm.  can never         be too careful    using pesticides.

 

Guard yourself         others         from pesticides.        not safe         for children

to use them.         some cases,         against          law.        Pest control

  job             grown-ups.        Children should         be able         know

pesticide         by     label         on     package.        should         be taught

not   use         empty pesticide         jars    cans.        Spilled pesticide         outside of the jar             unsafe.        If someone         poisoned,         directions         on    label          will tell            what to do.       Follow      carefully.

 

Ways to control pests         without pesticides         need to be found

tested.          Perhaps future         we will learn         control pests

better way.