Wk13 Comp Q's: Animals

What is the main reason that people began to collect the eggs of wild California condors and capture wild condors?

• to study their life cycle

• to save them from extinction

• to provide protection for animals at zoos

• to stop them from endangering other animals

What is a keystone species?

• plant or animal that is in possible danger of extinction

• a plant or animal that has been reintroduced into the wild

• a plant or animal that plays an important role in an ecosystem

• a plant or animal that has a harmful impact on the environment

What vocabulary word works best in the blank below?

The hikers knew they were in ​ (a)   when a big storm started and they couldn’t find their way back.

• peril
• captivity
• unfettered
• thrive

According to “Don’t Release Animals Back to the Wild,” studies of animals born in captivity and reintroduced into the wild reveal that survival rates —

• are similar to rates for animals born in the wild

• are higher for adult animals than for younger animals

• are higher for large predators than for smaller animals

• are much lower than rates for animals born in the wild

What vocabulary word works best in the blank below?

The basketball team had to ​ (a)   together to win the game.

• cooperate
• sanctuary
• captivity
• rehabilitated

Why does the author of “Don’t Release Animals Back to the Wild” include information about Keiko, the orca in Free Willy?

• to show that reintroducing animals to the wild is not always successful

• to show that animals captured in the wild often have good survival skills

• to explain some of the challenges involved in keeping animals in captivity

• to explain the steps that scientists take when reintroducing animals into the wild

What vocabulary word works best in the blank below?

Munchkin the sea turtle was injured and she was ​ (a)   at the rescue center and then returned to the ocean.

• rehabilitated
• sanctuary
• diminished
• conservation

Which sentence best describes the two authors’ views?

• Both authors believe that the benefits of keeping animals in captivity outweigh the costs.

• Both authors believe that keeping animals in captivity is a short-term solution, but the animals should be released into the wild when possible.

• The author of “Let Wild Animals Be Wild” believes that only animals in danger of extinction should be kept in captivity, but the author of “Don’t Release Animals Back to the Wild” believes that all species should be kept in captivity.

• The author of “Let Wild Animals Be Wild” believes that animals should not be kept in captivity, but the author of “Don’t Release Animals Back to the Wild” believes captivity helps keep them safe.

How can you tell that a text is argumentative?

• It describes events in the order they happened, like a timeline.

• It gives reasons and evidence to support an opinion or convince the reader of something.

• It lists steps to explain how to do something, like a recipe.

• It tells a story with characters, a setting, and a plot.

Based on the text, how can animals benefit from being kept in captivity? Respond in your own words using evidence from the text to support this claim.

(Sentence stem suggestion: Animals can benefit from being in captivity by_____. )