Should You Clone Your Pet? Scope

Which BEST describes the structure of the article?

• The author lists the pros and cons of cloning.

• The author explains how cloning works, then lists who is against it and who is for it.

• The author introduces the idea of cloning a pet, explains how cloning works, then lists the pros and cons of cloning.

• The article tells the story of a cloned animal.

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Which line from the introduction helps you understand that cloning is a process that can be used to create a copy of an animal.

• "Your mom offered to buy you a new dog- a dog just like Scruff."

• "He understood you better than anyone else."

• "He was your biggest fan."

• Thanks to a scientific process called cloning you can have him."

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The author likely includes the detail that a lab in South Korea is working on cloning endangered and extinct animals to...

• demonstrate a potential benefit of cloning.

• show that cloning is being done irresponsibility.

• discourage readers from cloning their pets.

• support the claim that cloning is not meant for pets.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

Which line supports the idea that a cloned animal is NOT an exact copy of the original?

• "Most clones had to be put down."

• "Pet owners have ordered hundreds of clones, but not everyone believes pet cloning is OK."

• "But cloning has a dark side."

• "Second Chance did not have the same mild disposition."

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Consider the line: "Plus, implanting an embryo is an invasive procedure that puts the surrogate mothers through enormous stress." Context clues reveal that the word "invasive" means...

• quick and painless

• unwelcome and unpleasant

• easy and enjoyable

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Which of the following claims could NOT be supported with information from the article?

• Cloning is very easy to do.

• Cloning can have unpredictable outcomes.

• Cloning is expensive.

• Cloned animals have an increased risk for health issues.

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What point of view is the article written in? Keep in mind these examples from the article:

"He was a part of YOUR family for as long as YOU can remember."

"And YOU"LL save a fortune on dog food."

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person

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What is an embryo (paragraph 4)?

• mice, pigs, or other animals

• a tube where you keep animals

• A cluster of cells

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Second Chance...

• was a gentle bull who loved his owners.

• attacked Ralph twice.

• died, and after he died, his owners cloned him.

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What is the "dark side" to cloning?

• Cloned animals often had birth defects, shorter lives, and health problems.

• It is not very expensive to clone animals.

• All animals and pets die at some point.

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