Red Crab Invasion/Monarch Magic

18) Use “Red Crab Invasion” to answer the following question. Which idea is best expressed in the cartoon at the end of the selection?

• F. Red crabs shed their shells many times during their life.

• G. More than 100 crab species live on Christmas Island.

• H. Red crabs rely on their instincts during their migration.

• J. Female red crabs can produce as many as 100,000 eggs.

19) Use "Red Crab Invasion" to answer the question. Read the origin of the word navigate. This information helps the reader understand that navigate in paragraph 3 means --

• A. overcome problems

• B. accomplish a difficult goal

• C. desire a leading role

• D. find the way to a destination

20) Use “Red Crab Invasion” to answer the following question. The author included paragraph 1 in the selection most likely to --

• F. provide background information about the home of the red crabs

• G. explain why it is important for the red crabs to reach the ocean

• H. provide reasons for visiting Christmas Island during the red crab migration

• J. explain why Christmas Island is a perfect place for red crabs to live

21) Use “Red Crab Invasion” to answer the following question. Which sentence from the selection supports the idea that Christmas Island is a special place?

• A. The red land crab makes up the largest population of the land crab species.

• B. The island boasts an array of exotic plants and animals, some of which are found nowhere else in the world.

• C. Only 1,500 or so people lived on the island as of 2010.

• D. Christmas Island is an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean.

22) Use “Red Crab Invasion” to answer the following question. In paragraph 2, the word treacherous means --

• F. quick

• G. unexpected

• H. dangerous

• J. questionable

23) Use “Red Crab Invasion” to answer the following question. Which detail from the selection supports the idea that the island benefits from the red crabs?

• A. Millions of red crabs live in the rain forest that grows on the island.

• B. The red crabs lay their eggs along the shore of the island.

• C. The red crab migration attracts many visitors who spend money on the island.

• D. The red crabs cover roadways during their migration.

24) Use “Monarch Magic” to answer the following question. Read lines 6 and 7 from the poem. The poet uses the simile in these lines to describe --

• F. the damage the wind has done to the butterfly's wings

• G. the quickness and fullness of the butterfly's spreading wings

• H. the colors of the butterfly's new wings.

• J. the size of the butterfly's wings compared to a ship's sails

25) Use “Monarch Magic” to answer the following question. The poet includes stanzas 1 through 3 most likely to --

• A. describe the actions of the butterfly as a beautiful event

• B. highlight the speaker's memories of observing the butterfly

• C. emphasize the effect the butterfly has on its surroundings

• D. show that the speaker is watching more than one butterfly

26) Use “Monarch Magic” to answer the following question. Which lines from the poem best express the speaker’s anticipation of a future event?

• F. Cracking the capsule of crystal that captures

  Your beautiful body and budding wings.

• G. But someday I will meet your kin

  That will bring beauty back to my tree,

• H. You leave behind your chrysalis husk

  That kept you safely wrapped in a bundle

• J. They shimmer brightly in a new world;

  White dots and black stripes on rust.

27) Use “Monarch Magic” to answer the following question. Why does the poet include a simile in line 22?

• A. To emphasize the delicateness of the butterflies

• B. To identify another animal that inhabits the area

• C. To describe how the butterflies become less attractive over time

• D. To express the idea that the area will be less beautiful without the butterflies