Cause and Effect

According to the passage, there has been a decrease in the number of frogs in Ecuador. Which of the following is not a cause of the drop in Ecuador’s frog populations?

• pollution
• drought
• habitat loss
• disease 

How does the author organize the information in this passage?

• The author describes the cause and effects of a problem affecting frogs.
• The author compares and contrasts reptiles and amphibians.
• The author describes events in chronological order.
• The author provides solutions to a historic problem.

The reader can conclude that if Ecuador’s frog environment were healthy, then

• reptile populations would become extinct
• frog populations would increase
• frog populations would decrease further
• reptile populations would also drop

Read the following sentence from the passage:“The scientists want governments to pass laws that will reduce pollution and to create parks that protect the amphibians’ habitat.”In this sentence, the word reduce means

• spread
• share
• increase
• lessen

What is the main idea of this passage?

• Many different types of frogs live in South America.
• Frogs are amphibians that breathe through their skin.
• Scientists are working to save amphibians.
• South America’s frogs are dying out.

The following questions don't deal with Frogs at Risk. Pick the correct answer. May the odds be ever in your favor.

• Mrs. Frashure is awesome.
• .

1. As the lava cooled, the rocks contracted, or got smaller.
2. As a result, the rocks formed. 
What statement BEST describes the relationship between these two statements?

• The two sentences use cause and effect. 
• The two sentences compare two events.
• The two sentences compare two ideas.
• The two sentences describe steps in a process.

When you compare two or more things, you find ways they are....

• different
• oppsosite
• alike
• exactly alike

I didn't pass my multiplication quiz last week so I studied really hard over the weekend so I would be able to pass the retest...
This is an example of....

• problem and solution
• compare and contrast
• description
• cause and effect

I could smell the spicy pizza and the sweet pineapple baking on the pizza. 
This is an example of....

• Cause and Effect
• Compare and Contrast
• Sequencing
• Description