"Home at Last" STAAR Prep #5

Read the question carefully. Then, enter you answer in the box.

Based on the information in paragraph 1-3, why did Krecher nd Believe It "pause and look around" when they were released from their kennels? Support your answer with evidence from the passage.

Most of the animals cared for by The Marine Mammal Center are -

• turtles and fish

• otters and whales

• seals and sea lions

• dolphins and sharks

Volunteers who do not work at The Marine Mammal Center itself might be asked to -

• clean seal pools

• tidy up animal pens

• examine stranded sea lions

• prepare a meal of fish for dolphins

This question as two parts.

PART A: Which statement expresses an idea about human and animal interactions found in the passage?

• Animals need humans to save them.

• Humans should not touch wild animas.

• People often accidentally harm animals.

• Humans and animals can naturally communicate.

PART B: Which sentence from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?

• The Marine Mammal Center sits on a hill above the sea.

• A fur seal named Lapawi arrived covered with tar and oil.

• It's not unusual fora chorus of seal and sea lions barks to greet visitors.

• One of the people uses a wooden shield to gently herd the seals toward the water.

Figure 2 and its caption help the reader understand that sea lions -

• enjoy being social

• are very skilled hunters

• can be successfully rehabilitated

• have been found injured in certain areas

The main purpose of "Home at Last" is to -

• persuade fishermen to use safer types of fishing line

• describe the behaviors and habits of northern fur seals

• encourage people to donate money to The Marine Mammal Center

• inform people about the good work The Marine Mammal Center does

From "Northern Fur Seals," the reader can conclude that, within their species, these seals differ in -

• size

• furriness

• whisker length

• number of flippers

"Home at Last" supports the facts in "Northern Fur Seals" by providing information about -

• a seal's diet

• seal hunters

• volunteering to help seals

• real rehabilitation programs